Editing Lake Winnipeg (section)

== Hydrography ==
[[File:NASA Lake Winnipeg.jpg|thumb|left|[[NASA]] false-colour image of Lake Winnipeg]]
Lake Winnipeg has the largest [[Drainage basin|watershed]] of any lake in Canada, receiving water from four provinces ([[Alberta]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Ontario]] and [[Manitoba]]) and four [[U.S. state]]s: ([[North Dakota]] and [[Minnesota]] via tributaries of the [[Red River of the North|Red River]], [[South Dakota]] via rivers draining into [[Lake Traverse]], and [[Montana]] via tributaries of the [[Oldman River]]).<ref name="Stewart/Watkinson">{{cite book|last1=Stewart|first1=Kenneth W.|last2=Watkinson|first2=Douglas A.|title=The freshwater fishes of Manitoba|date=2004|publisher=Univ. of Manitoba Press, CN|location=Manitoba|isbn=0-88755-678-7|pages=10–11}}</ref> The lake's watershed measures about {{convert|982900|km2|sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web |title= Canada Drainage Basins |year= 1985 |work= [[Atlas of Canada|The National Atlas of Canada]], 5th edition |publisher= [[Natural Resources Canada]] |url= http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/en/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/7b309ad9-9398-51d4-89d2-32b3871ec3ab.html |access-date= 12 November 2014}}</ref>

Lake Winnipeg drains northward into the [[Nelson River]] at an average annual rate of 2,066 cubic metres per second (72,960&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft/s) and forms part of the [[Hudson Bay]] watershed, which is one of the largest drainage basins in the world. This watershed area was known as [[Rupert's Land]] when the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] was [[Royal Charter|chartered in 1670]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

=== Tributaries ===
[[File:Nelson_river_basin_map.png|thumb|left|Nelson River drainage basin]]
The [[Saskatchewan River]] flows in from the west through [[Cedar Lake (Manitoba)|Cedar Lake]], the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] (including [[Assiniboine River]]) flows in from the south, and the [[Winnipeg River]] (draining [[Lake of the Woods]], [[Rainy River (Minnesota-Ontario)|Rainy River]] and [[Rainy Lake]]) enters from the southeast. The [[Dauphin River]] enters from the west, draining [[Lake Manitoba]] and [[Lake Winnipegosis]]. The [[Bloodvein River]], [[Berens River]], [[Poplar River (Manitoba)|Poplar River]] and the [[Manigotagan River]] flow in from the eastern side of the lake which is within the [[Canadian Shield]].

Other tributaries of Lake Winnipeg (clockwise from the south end) include Meleb Drain (drainage canal), Drunken River, Icelandic River, Washow Bay Creek, Sugar Creek, Beaver Creek, Mill Creek, Moose Creek, Fisher River, Jackhead River, Kinwow Bay Creek, Jackpine Creek, Mantagao River, Solomons Creek, Jumping Creek, Warpath River, South Two Rivers, North Two Rivers, South Twin Creek, North Twin Creek, Saskachaywiak Creek, Eating Point Creek, Woody Point Creeks, Muskwa Creek, Buffalo Creek, Fiddler Creek, Sturgeon Creek, Hungry River, Cypress Creek, William River, Bélanger River, Mukutawa River, Crane Creek, Kapawekapuk Creek, Marchand Creek, Leaf River, Pigeon River, Taskapekawe Creek, Bradbury River, Petopeko Creek, Loon Creek, Sanders Creek, Rice River, Wanipigow River, Barrie Creek, Mutch Creek, Sandy River, Black River, Sandy Creek, Catfish Creek, Jackfish Creek, Marais Creek, Brokenhead River and Devils Creek.<ref name="Natural Resources Canada map">{{cite web
| title = Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Lake Winnipeg)
| url = http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/GBEIS
| access-date =2014-12-28}}</ref><ref name= "Atlas of Canada">{{cite web
| title =Atlas of Canada Toporama
| url =http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/index.html
| access-date =2014-12-28}}</ref>