Lake Winnipegosis, << `wihn` uh puh GOH sihs, >> lies in the lowlands of southern Manitoba. It covers 2,075 square miles (5,374 square kilometers), and is about 120 miles (193 kilometers) long, 20 miles (32 kilometers) wide, and 38 feet (12 meters) deep. The lake drains into Lake Manitoba by way of the Waterhen River. Lake Winnipegosis formed part of Lake Agassiz during the most recent ice age, which ended about 11,500 years ago.
