Oxford Lake is a lake on the
Hayes River
The Hayes River is a river in Northern Manitoba, Canada, that flows from Molson Lake to Hudson Bay at York Factory. It was historically an important river in the development of Canada and is now a Canadian Heritage River and the longest natura ...
in
Manitoba
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, Canada. The lake is in size and sits at a surface elevation of .
Description
Oxford Lake is a vaguely man-shaped lake, with a 'head' on the east, a 'neck', a northwest-southeast shoulder line and a 'torso' that tapers to a point in the west. The head is about 7 by 5 miles, the neck one mile across, and the shoulder line 11 miles. The south side of the torso is 25 miles and its northwest side 18 miles. On the northwest is a large island (Carghill Island) or peninsula that fills much of the torso. The Hayes Rivers enters from the southwest and exits from the 'head' southeast below the town and airport of
Oxford House, Manitoba
Oxford House ( cr, ᐸᓂᑇᓂᐱᐩ, Bunibonibee/panipwânipiy) is a First Nations Cree community in northern Manitoba, located on the Oxford House 24 Indian reserve. The community is located along the eastern shore of Oxford Lake at the mouth ...
. The Carrot River enters on the northwest and allows a portage to
Cross Lake, Manitoba
Cross Lake is the name of two closely related, adjoining but independent communities in the Canadian province of Manitoba. One of the Cross Lakes is the Cross Lake Indian Reserve ( Pimicikamak Cree) of the Cross Lake First Nation where the main ...
on the
Nelson River
The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs before it ends in Hudson Bay. Its full length (including the Saskatchewan River and Bow River) is , i ...
. Downstream is
Knee Lake
Knee Lake is part of the Hayes River in Manitoba, Canada. It was on the voyageur route from York Factory on Hudson Bay to Norway House, Manitoba
Norway House is a population centre of over 5,000 people, some north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank ...
.
See also
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List of lakes of Manitoba
This is an incomplete list of lakes of Manitoba, a province of Canada.
Larger lake statistics
The total area of a lake includes the area of islands. Lakes lying across provincial boundaries are listed in the province with the greater lake area.
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References
Notes
Eric C. Morse,'Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/Then and Now',1979
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Lakes of Northern Manitoba