| Cross Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Manitoba#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cross Lake in Manitoba |
| Location: | Manitoba |
| Coords: | 54.7167°N -130°W |
| Inflow: | Nelson River, Minago River |
| Outflow: | Nelson River |
| Catchment: | 8099km2 |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 102km (63miles) |
| Area: | 755km2 |
| Depth: | 1.25m (04.1feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 12m (39feet) |
| Volume: | 0.52km3 |
| Residence Time: | 0.006 years |
| Shore: | 1330km (830miles) |
| Elevation: | 207m (679feet) |
| Islands: | many islands including Cross Island |
| Cities: | Cross Lake, Cross Lake First Nation |
| Reference: | [1] [2] [3] |
Cross Lake is a large lake in Manitoba on the Nelson River north of Lake Winnipeg. It is long and narrow and extends east-northeast.
The Nelson River west channel enters the lake at the Jenpeg Dam and the Nelson River east channel enters near the communities of Cross Lake and Cross Lake First Nation. The river then flows north to Sipiwesk Lake. The Minago River enters on the west.[4] [5]
The lake level is regulated by Manitoba Hydro at the Jenpeg Generating Station (54.5433°N -98.0267°W) at the southern end of the lake.[6]
From Moon Lake, the source of the Minago River, a portage led to South Moose Lake and the Saskatchewan River. On the southeast side of Cross Lake via the Walker River, Walker Lake and Kapaspwaypanik Lake the Kapaspwaypanik Portage led to the Carrot River and Oxford Lake on the Hayes River.[5]