| Winagami Lake | |
| Location: | Big Lakes County / Smoky River No. 130, Alberta |
| Coords: | 55.6456°N -116.77°W |
| Type: | Hyper-eutrophic |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
| Outflow: | South Heart River |
| Catchment: | 221km2 |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 14km (09miles) |
| Width: | 6km (04miles) |
| Depth: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 4.7m (15.4feet) |
| Elevation: | 621m (2,037feet) |
| Cities: | Kathleen |
| Reference: | [1] |
Winagami Lake is a large and shallow lake in northern Alberta, Canada. It is in Big Lakes County and Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, northeast of the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 679. It lies in the hydrographic basin of the Athabasca River.
The name comes from a Cree phrase meaning "dirty-water lake": Cree: ᐃᐧᓇᑲᒣᐤ ᓵᑳᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Cree: winakamew sâkâhikan).[2]
The lake contains lake whitefish, yellow perch, northern pike and walleye.
The lake is controlled by means of a weir, and has a mean depth of 1.7m (05.6feet), with a maximum depth of 4.7m (15.4feet).[1]
Winagami Lake Provincial Park is on the western, southern and eastern shores of the lake.