Facts
- 14 First Nations live on Lake Winnipeg's shores
- More than 100 First Nations live in Lake Winnipeg's watershed
- 7 million people live in the watershed, but less than ...
- 25,000 people live along the lake's shore, or just ...
- 0.3% of the watershed's population
- 25,000,000 dollars in commercial fishing revenue annually
- 1,096 annual commercial fishing licences
Lake Winnipeg is the ...
- 10th largest freshwater lake in the world
- 3rd largest hydroelectric resevoir in the world
- 2nd largest watershed in Canada
Each year ...
- 7,900 tonnes of phosphorus enter the lake, but only ...
- 2,400 leave through its outlet, resulting in ...
- 5,500 tonnes of net phosphorus loading annually