Rainy Lake
lake in Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States
Rainy Lake (French: Lac de la pluie) is a lake on the border of the United States and Canada. The lake is about 49 miles (79 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide, covering about 345 square miles (894 square kilometers). The Rainy River flows from the west side of the lake, and is a source of hydroelectric power for the city of International Falls. Other than electric power generation, Rainy Lake's waters are also a popular boating and fishing spot.
| Rainy Lake | |
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| Location | Minnesota, USA / Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°38′13″N 93°01′53″W / 48.63694°N 93.03139°W |
| Type | remnant of former glacial Lake Agassiz |
| Primary inflows | Namakan Lake Kabetogama Lake Seine River |
| Primary outflows | Rainy River |
| Basin countries | Canada, United States |
| Max. length | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Max. width | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Surface area | 932 km2 (360 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 50 m (160 ft) highly variable |
| Shore length1 | 1,500 km (930 mi) 2,520 km (1,570 mi) (w/ Islands) highly irregular, rocky shoreline |
| Surface elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Islands | ~2,568[1] |
| Settlements | International Falls, MN Fort Frances, Ontario |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
change- ↑ Rahm, Joe. Island Images: Rainy Lake’s missing islands.[permanent dead link] The Journal. 14 Feb. 2010.
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