Falcon Lake (Manitoba)

Falcon Lake is located in the Whiteshell Provincial Park in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 152 kilometres east of Winnipeg on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Ontario border.^[1][2] The lake is named for Métis poet and songwriter Pierre Falcon (1793–1876).^[3] It appears on the Palliser map of 1865.^[4]

Falcon Lake
Falcon Lake
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Location	Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates	49°42′11″N 95°14′54″W
Basin countries	Canada
Islands	five

The lake inspired the name of the TV series Falcon Beach although that fictional location is set on another Manitoba lake. The lake was also a favourite summer destination of Neil Young, who wrote a song entitled "Falcon Lake" while with Buffalo Springfield.

See also

• Falcon Lake, Manitoba the community at the western end of the lake
• Falcon Lake Incident, an alleged UFO sighting at the lake
• List of lakes of Manitoba