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Cross Lake
Location of Cross Lake on Cross Lake
Location of Cross Lake on Cross Lake
Cross Lake, Manitoba is located in Manitoba
Cross Lake, Manitoba
Cross Lake, Manitoba
Location in Manitoba
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Census division 22
Region Northern Region
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Time zone UTC−5 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (CDT)

Cross Lake is the name of two closely related, adjoining but independent communities in the Canadian province of Manitoba. One of the Cross Lakes is the Cross Lake Indian Reserve (Pimicikamak Cree) of the Cross Lake First Nation where the main urban area is called Cross Lake. The other Cross Lake is on nearby provincial Crown land. The communities are located about 520 kilometres by air north of Winnipeg, and 120 kilometres by air south of Thompson. They are situated on the shores of the Nelson River where the river enters Cross Lake. An all-weather road, PR 374, connects the communities to PR 373 via the Kichi Sipi Bridge.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cross Lake had a population of 521 living in 139 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of 17.6% from its 2016 population of 443. With a land area of 20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.5/km2 (66/sq mi) in 2021.

The adjoining reserves of Cross Lake 19 (population 1,751 in 2011), Cross Lake 19A (population 1,889 in 2011) and Cross Lake 19E (population 682 in 2011) of the Cross Lake First Nation had a combined population of 7,622 in 2011.

Together these communities formed a population centre of 9,033 in 2017.

Notable people

Geography

The communities are situated on the eastern shores of Cross Island and Cross Lake. The lake is on the Nelson River north of Lake Winnipeg. It is long and narrow and extends 102 km (63 mi) east-northeast. The Nelson enters and leaves on the west side. The Minago River enters on the west. From the Minago a portage trail leads to Moose Lake and the Saskatchewan River. On the east side via the Walker River, Walker Lake and Kapaspwaypanik Lake the Kapaspwaypanik Portage leads to the Carrot River and Oxford Lake on the Hayes River.

Climate

Cross Lake has a subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc), typical of Northern Manitoba. Temperatures in the summer are warm, whilst in the winter they are bitterly cold.
Climate data for Cross Lake
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
8.2
(46.8)
15
(59)
27.5
(81.5)
33.5
(92.3)
33.5
(92.3)
35.5
(95.9)
34
(93)
31.5
(88.7)
21
(70)
15.6
(60.1)
6
(43)
35.5
(95.9)
Average high °C (°F) −17.4
(0.7)
−12.1
(10.2)
−4.2
(24.4)
5.5
(41.9)
14
(57)
20.2
(68.4)
23.3
(73.9)
21.7
(71.1)
13.6
(56.5)
5.4
(41.7)
−5.5
(22.1)
−14.7
(5.5)
4.2
(39.6)
Average low °C (°F) −26.5
(−15.7)
−22.4
(−8.3)
−16.3
(2.7)
−6
(21)
2.7
(36.9)
9.4
(48.9)
12.8
(55.0)
11.6
(52.9)
5.1
(41.2)
−1.3
(29.7)
−12.2
(10.0)
−23
(−9)
−5.5
(22.1)
Record low °C (°F) −44
(−47)
−42
(−44)
−40
(−40)
−29.4
(−20.9)
−16
(3)
−2
(28)
3
(37)
−0.6
(30.9)
−6
(21)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−37.2
(−35.0)
−41.5
(−42.7)
−44
(−47)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.3
(0.68)
16.5
(0.65)
16.6
(0.65)
18.4
(0.72)
42.6
(1.68)
68.6
(2.70)
69.7
(2.74)
67
(2.6)
53.5
(2.11)
33.4
(1.31)
23.2
(0.91)
25.6
(1.01)
452.3
(17.81)
Source: Environment Canada
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