Rushforth Lake

Rushforth Lake
Location Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba
Coordinates 54°12′29″N 96°03′07″W / 54.20806°N 96.05194°W / 54.20806; -96.05194Coordinates: 54°12′29″N 96°03′07″W / 54.20806°N 96.05194°W / 54.20806; -96.05194
Primary inflows Bolton River
Primary outflows Bolton River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width 1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Surface elevation 218 m (715 ft)

Rushforth Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

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Rushforth Lake was named in memory of Flight Officer William J. Rushforth of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Officer Rushforth's plane was shot down over France in 1944. He was born and raised in Eriksdale. Manitoba.

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