Split Lake (Manitoba)

This article is about the lake. For the community, see Split Lake, Manitoba.

Split Lake is a lake on the Nelson River in Manitoba, Canada. The settlement of Split Lake is located on a peninsula on the northern shore. The lake is about 46 km (29 miles) long.

Split Lake
Split Lake in Manitoba
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Location	Division No. 22, Northern Manitoba
Coordinates	56°9′N 96°11′W
Primary inflows	Nelson River, Burntwood River
Primary outflows	Nelson River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	46 kilometres (29 mi)
Surface elevation	167 metres (548 ft)

The Burntwood River and the Nelson River flows into the west end of Split Lake. The Grass River joins the Nelson just before it enters the lake. The Nelson flows east out from the east end of the lake, flowing into the Clark Lake.^[1][2][3][4]

Split Lake Roadsign

The Hudson's Bay Company had a temporary post here in 1798–99.

See also

• List of lakes of Manitoba