Lake Winnipeg
A vast surface with remarkably little depth for such a large lake.
Where the lake is
The pulsing dot marks the lake's position (Canada).
among the 18 lakes in this section
One of Canada's largest lakes, so lots of water.
At a mean depth of 12 m, Winnipeg holds 284 km³. Issyk-Kul has about one quarter of Winnipeg's surface area but holds more than six times as much water because it is far deeper.
About the lake
Winnipeg is a long, broad lake in central Canada covering 24,514 km². It is a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz, which covered a large part of central North America near the end of the last ice age.
Winnipeg is exceptionally shallow for its area. Its mean depth is about 12 m and its maximum depth 36 m. Its vast surface therefore holds 284 km³ of water, less than many much smaller but deeper lakes.
Lake Winnipeg: Questions
It is exceptionally shallow for its area, averaging about 12 m. Across 24,514 km², that yields 284 km³, less than many much smaller, deeper lakes.
A vast lake of glacial meltwater that covered central North America at the end of the last ice age. Winnipeg is its modest remnant.
Its mean depth is about 12 m and its maximum depth 36 m. That is very shallow compared with other lakes of a similar area.