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West Hawk Lake
- Area
- 15 km²
- Tonight
- 13°CLight rain showers · Wind 29 km/h SE
West Hawk Lake is a lake at 331 m above sea level in Manitoba, Canada, 15 km² in area and 6.8 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 331 m
- Length
- 6.8 km
- Shoreline
- 38.3 km
West Hawk Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 38.3 km≈9½ h to walk around
West Hawk Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8.8 × 8.8 km
West Hawk Lake terrain and contours
5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West Hawk Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
West Hawk Lake weather
Tonight · Light rain showers · 13°C (55°F) · 6.4 mm · Wind 29 km/h SE
West Hawk Lake forecast for about 331 m.
- Tonight13°6.4 mm29 km/h SE
- Sat4°15°0.3 mm28 km/h W
- Sun1°7°–21 km/h NW
- Mon0°4°–14 km/h N
- Tue2°4°3.3 mm15 km/h E
- Wed4°6°1.7 mm12 km/h NW
- Thu2°10°–10 km/h E
- Fri5°12°0.2 mm17 km/h SE
- Sat9°13°9.1 mm16 km/h NW
- Sun2°6°5.1 mm19 km/h NW
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near West Hawk Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around West Hawk Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
West Hawk Lake Campground
Nearest parking
2.8 km SW
Nearest caravan site
West Hawk Lake Permanent Trailer Village
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| West Hawk Lake CampgroundCampsite | 2.6 km SW |
| Parking | 2.8 km SW |
| Parking | 2.8 km SW |
| Parking | 2.8 km SW |
| West Hawk Lake Permanent Trailer VillageCaravan site | 3.3 km SW |
| Whispering Pines Seasonal TrailerCaravan site | 3.3 km SE |
| Caddy Lake CampgroundCampsite | 5.1 km NNW |
| Campsite | 5.3 km NNW |
Slope
Share of the 8.8 × 8.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 95% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 77 km² view
- Relief in view
- 73 m low point 316 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.4 km; 621 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- White-tailed Deer40
- Canadian bunchberry25
- Red columbine21
- Bluebead lily20
- Rock polypody20
- Smooth sumac20
Where West Hawk Lake sits
- Region
- Manitoba10Canada331North America1,313
- Protected area
- Whiteshell Provincial Park3
Nearby places
Caddy Lake316 m↑5.7 km NNW
Falcon Lake322 m↑8.0 km SSW
Rainy Lake335 m↑188 km SE
Red Lake358 m↑189 km S
Lake Agassiz↑245 km NW
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-23)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)