| Playgreen Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Manitoba#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the lake in Manitoba |
| Location: | Division No. 22, Manitoba |
| Coords: | 54.0333°N -112°W |
| Inflow: | Nelson River |
| Outflow: | Nelson River |
| Catchment: | 5322km2 |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Area: | 657km2 |
| Depth: | 4m (13feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 18m (59feet) |
| Volume: | 2.76km3 |
| Residence Time: | 0.04 |
| Shore: | 471km (293miles) |
| Elevation: | 217m (712feet) |
| Cities: | None |
| Reference: | [1] [2] |
Playgreen Lake or Play Green Lake, is a lake in the province of Manitoba in Canada. The lake covers an area of 657km2 and it is a part of the Nelson River watershed. The lake is the ninth largest lake in the province. It is located along the Nelson River some north from the north end of Lake Winnipeg. It was first mapped by noted British surveyor, map-maker, chief fur trader and the explorer Peter Fidler in 1809.[3]
The Nelson River flows into Playgreen Lake from Lake Winnipeg then flows from two channels into Cross Lake.
The east channel and the Jack River flow from the southeast portion of the lake into Little Playgreen Lake then the Nelson east channel continues in a northerly direction passing through Pipestone Lake on its way to Cross Lake. The Echimamish River in this section leads to the Hayes River and York Factory on the Hudson Bay part of early Canadian canoe routes important during the North American fur trade.
The west channel flows out of the north ends of Playgreen Lake, Kiskittogisu Lake and Kiskitto Lake into Cross Lake at the Manitoba Hydro's Jenpeg Generating Station and Dam.[4] [5]