Southern Indian Lake is a large

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

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. It has an area of (including islands) with a surface elevation of . Southern Indian Lake is the fourth largest lake in Manitoba. It has a complex shoreline with many islands, long

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

s and deep bays.International Lake Environment Committee
The Churchill River flows through the lake. The community of

South Indian Lake South Indian Lake is an Indian settlement located on the southeast shore of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Thompson by air. It had a population of 981 in 2016, and is the main settlement of the O-Pi ...

is located on the southeast shore, about (by air) north of the city of

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. It had a population of 767 in 2011 and is the main settlement of the

O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation The O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation ( cr, ᐅᐱᐴᓇᐱᐏᐣ, opiponipîwin) is a First Nations band government with over 1,500 Cree registered members centred in the settlement of South Indian Lake in Manitoba, Canada. South Indian Lake is loca ...

, a

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band government In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...

. Southern Indian Lake is on the Fidler map of 1814. The lake and the settlement are accessed by the

South Indian Lake Airport South Indian Lake Airport is located east of South Indian Lake, Manitoba South Indian Lake is an Indian settlement located on the southeast shore of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Thompson by air ...

and

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(Pr493). Pr493. a gravel road, begins at

Leaf Rapids Leaf Rapids is a town in north west Manitoba, Canada. The town was developed as an experimental model; a model that other northern communities could replicate as they strove for modern convenience and luxury in a northern environment. The communit ...

on the Pr391 (also a gravel road) and runs northeast to its terminus at South Indian Lake. The nearest city, Thompson, is by road.

Churchill River Diversion

The Churchill River Diversion of the

Nelson River Hydroelectric Project The Nelson River Hydroelectric Project refers to the construction of a series of dams and hydroelectric power plants on the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The project began to take shape in the late 1950s, with the planning and construc ...

diverts part of the Churchill River at Missi Falls, the natural outflow of Southern Indian Lake, south into the Rat River branch of the

Burntwood River The Burntwood River is a river in northeast Manitoba, Canada between the Churchill River and the Nelson River. Outsiders may know it as the river that passes through Thompson, Manitoba. It is over long and flows mostly east to join the Nelson Ri ...

. The control dam at Missi Falls (Missi Falls Control Structure) raised the lake level 3 metres. An artificial outflow channel (South Bay Diversion Channel) was also created from South Bay of Southern Indian Lake to Issett Lake. The dam at Notigi (Notigi Control Structure) on the Rat River controls the flow to 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 , it ...

system.

References

External links

The Canadian Encyclopedia (Southern Indian Lake)The Manitoba Historical Society (Native People and Hydroelectric Development in Northern Manitoba, 1957-1987: The Promise and the Reality)Mennonite Central Committee (Churchill River Diversion)
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Churchill River Diversion

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