Manitoba's Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest lies just west of
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis is a large (5,370 km2) lake in central North America, in Manitoba, Canada, some 300 km northwest of Winnipeg. It is Canada's eleventh-largest lake. An alternate spelling, once common but now rare, is Lake Winipigoos or ...
, and is named for the two smaller lakes in the area, Swan Lake and Pelican Lake. The forest has an area of 3,705 km
2 (1,430 sq mi), and is the second-largest provincial forest in Manitoba (after
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest
The Duck Mountain Provincial Forest is located on the Saskatchewan / Manitoba border. The forest sits atop the Duck Mountains, which rise 200-500m above the surrounding prairie, and are part of the larger Manitoba Escarpment.
Both Manitoba's D ...
). Most of the forest is located within the unorganized portion of Census
Division No. 19, but its southernmost reaches extend into the
Rural Municipality of Mountain
The Rural Municipality of Mountain is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, western Canada.
Its is split geographically into two large sections—Mountain (North) at , and Mountain (South) at —separated by approximately at ...
(South). A fairly newly established forest, it was not officially recognized as a provincial forest until 1987.
See also
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Provincial forests (Manitoba)
Provincial forests are located within the Province of Manitoba, in Canada, as large areas of unpopulated and undeveloped forests. Under the Forests Act, provincial forests were developed primarily as a source of sustainable timber supply for fore ...
External links
Manitoba's Provincial Forests: Manitoba Conservation Department
Forests of Manitoba
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Parkland Region, Manitoba