Lake Wahtopanah
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Lake Wahtopanah, also known as Rivers Reservoir, is a reservoir on the Little Saskatchewan River near the town of Rivers, Manitoba. Its dam is the Rivers Dam.[1]
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Lake Wahtopanah | |
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Location | Rural Municipality of Daly / Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
Coordinates | 50°03′55″N 100°10′20″W |
Type | Artificial lake |
Primary inflows | Little Saskatchewan River |
Catchment area | 1,260 sq mi (3,300 km2) |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 6 mi (9.7 km) |
Max. width | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
Surface area | 1,580 acres (6.4 km2) |
Max. depth | 50 ft (15 m) |
Water volume | 24,500 acre⋅ft (30,200,000 m3) |
Surface elevation | 1,536 ft (468 m) |
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It is home to Rivers Provincial Park, located on the west shore of the lake.
The lake's name is an alternate form of the Indigenous word watopapinah meaning 'canoe people'.[2]