Swan Lake (Manitoba)

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Swan Lake (English for "Swan Lake" ) is a lake in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named after the occurring here trumpeter swans. The lake is located west of Lake Winnipegosis, in which it is drained by the Shoal River to the north. Its water surface is 310 km ², the catchment area of ​​9930 km ². It lies at an altitude of 259 m. On the western shore of the lake, where the main tributaries Swan River and Woody River discharge into the Swan Lake, there is a wetland, which is of importance for migratory birds.