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Kipahigan Lake

Coordinates: 55°21′N 101°58′W / 55.350°N 101.967°W / 55.350; -101.967
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Kipahigan Lake
Kipahigan Lake is located in Manitoba
Kipahigan Lake
Kipahigan Lake
Location in Manitoba
Kipahigan Lake is located in Canada
Kipahigan Lake
Kipahigan Lake
Kipahigan Lake (Canada)
LocationDivision No. 21, Manitoba / Division No. 18, Saskatchewan
Coordinates55°21′N 101°58′W / 55.350°N 101.967°W / 55.350; -101.967
Primary outflowsChicken Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area11,121.2 ha (27,481 acres)[1]
Surface elevation292 m (958 ft)
Islands
  • Withers Island
  • Boulton Island
  • Buckingham Island
  • Collins Island
  • Lechowicz Island
  • Bell Island
SettlementsNone

Kipahigan Lake[2] is a lake in western Manitoba, and eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Flin Flon. The lake is in the Canadian Shield region of Canada. In Saskatchewan, the Kipahigan Sakahikan 222 Indian reserve is on the northern shores of Kipahigan Lake.[3]

Kipahigan Lake Dam

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Kipahigan Lake Dam (55°30′19″N 102°05′25″W / 55.5054°N 102.0904°W / 55.5054; -102.0904) is at the lake's outflow on the Saskatchewan side of the lake. It is 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) high, was built in 1985, and is owned by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kipahigan Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Kipahigan Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  3. ^ "Kipahigan Sakahikan 222". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Dams and Reservoirs". wsask. Water Security Agency. Retrieved 12 March 2024.