Manipogo Provincial Park is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
on the shore of
Lake Manitoba
Lake Manitoba (french: Lac Manitoba) is the List of lakes of Canada, 14th largest lake in Canada and the List of lakes by area, 33rd largest lake in the world with a total area of . It is located within the Provinces and territories of Canada, Cana ...
, approximately , northeast of
Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin () is a city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 8,457 as of the 2016 Canadian Census, with an additional 2,388 living in the surrounding Rural Municipality of Dauphin (RM), for a total of 10,845 in the RM and city combined. The ci ...
.
It is named after
Manipogo
In Canadian folklore, the Manipogo is a lake monster said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1960, the name echoing British Columbia's Ogopogo. There is also a Lake Winnipegosis monster called Winnepog ...
, a
lake monster
A lake monster is a lake-dwelling entity in folklore. The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters.
In the ''Motif-Index of Folk-Literature'', entities classified as "lak ...
reputed to live in the lake.
The location was declared a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
in 1961.
The park is located within the
Waterhen ecodistrict
An ecodistrict or eco-district is a neologism associating the terms "district" and "eco" as an abbreviation of ecological.
It designates an Urbanism, urban planning aiming to integrate objectives of sustainable development and social equity and re ...
of the Interlake Plain
ecoregion
An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of l ...
, part of the
Boreal Plains
The Boreal Plains Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a terrestrial ecozone in the western Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It also has minor extensions into northeastern British C ...
ecozone.
See also
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List of protected areas of Manitoba
This list of protected areas of Manitoba groups the protected areas of Manitoba by the agency that is responsible for their protection.
National Protected Areas
Two national parks, overseen by Parks Canada, have been established within Mani ...
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List of provincial parks in Manitoba
This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba. Manitoba's provincial parks are maintained by Manitoba Conservation and Climate, a department of the Government of Manitoba.
''The'' ''Provincial Parks Act'' distinguishes several types of park: ...
References
External links
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A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks{{Manitoba-geo-stub
Provincial parks of Manitoba
Parks in Parkland Region, Manitoba
Protected areas of Manitoba