Wapusk National Park

57.9515° N, 93.3443° W

Wapusk National Park is a 11,480 km² national park 15 km northeast of Herchmer, in Manitoba. It was established in 1996.

28 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Fletcher Lake (12.8 km²).

Area
11,480 km²
Established
1996
Named lakes
28

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:56 a.m.
Sunrise
7:35 a.m.
Sunset
6:24 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:24 a.m.
Moonset
5:42 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 28 named lakes, ranked by area.

RankFeatureArea
1Fletcher Lake12.8 km²
2Napper Lake8.89 km²
3Roberge Lake7.87 km²
4Steele Lake7.56 km²
5Skidmore Lake6.89 km²
6Klohn Lake6.34 km²
7Sutton Lake6.13 km²
8Hannah Lake4.59 km²
9Brown Lake4.31 km²
10Carey Lake3.73 km²
11Brady Lake3.71 km²
12Mary Lake2.58 km²

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Photos

Wapusk 11 1996-08-12
Photo: Ansgar Walk, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Wapusk 13 1996-08-12
Photo: Ansgar Walk, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Wapusk 2 1996-08-12
Photo: Ansgar Walk, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada WapuskFrench form