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Rainy Lake
Location	North America
Coordinates	48°39′N 93°18′W
Lake type	remnant of former glacial Lake Agassiz
Primary inflows	Namakan Lake Kabetogama Lake
Primary outflows	Rainy River
Basin countries	Canada, United States
Max. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Lake Agassiz was an immense Glacial lake located in the center of North America. In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Rainy River (French Rivière à la Pluie) is a river approximately 85 mi (140 km that forms part of the U A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length	80 km
Max. width	48 km
Surface area	932 km²
Max. depth	50 m highly variable
Shore length¹	1,500 km 2,520 km (w/ Islands) highly irregular, rocky shoreline
Surface elevation	338 m
Islands	~1,600
Settlements	International Falls, MN Fort Frances, Ontario
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure. International Falls is a city in and the County seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. Fort Frances Ontario is a Town located in the northwestern part of Ontario, Canada.

Rainy Lake (French: lac à la Pluie) is a relatively large lake (345 sq mi or 894 km²) that straddles the border between the United States and Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Rainy River issues from the west side of the lake and is used to make hydroelectricity in the US city of International Falls, which is situated at the outflow of the river from the lake along with its sister town on the Canadian side, Fort Frances, making the river the boundary between the two countries. The Rainy River (French Rivière à la Pluie) is a river approximately 85 mi (140 km that forms part of the U Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water International Falls is a city in and the County seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. Fort Frances Ontario is a Town located in the northwestern part of Ontario, Canada. Voyageurs National Park is located on the southeastern corner of the lake where it connects with Kabetogama and Namakan Lakes. Voyageurs National Park is a United States National Park in northern Minnesota near the town of International Falls. Rainy Lake is part of an extremely large system of lakes stretching from the Great Lakes north to the Arctic Ocean. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major The levels of these lakes are regulated by the International Joint Commission (IJC). The International Joint Commission is an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the International Boundary The IJC was founded as a result of the International Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 and is an independent international body. The Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 Treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering Rainy Lake is important in governing water levels because of the hydroelectric dam situated near the town of International Falls, Minnesota. International Falls is a city in and the County seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.

The lake is currently a hot spot for sport and recreational fishing of fish such as Walleye, Northern pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, which are all considered excellent freshwater sportfish. The walleye (common US name or yellow pickerel (Canada ( Sander vitreus vitreus, formerly Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) is a freshwater Perciform The northern pike (known as the pike in Britain Esox lucius, is a Species of carnivorous Fish of the genus Esox (the pikes The muskellunge, Esox masquinongy, is also known as the muskie, musky or maskinonge. The largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides) is a Species of Fish in the sunfish family. The smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieui) is a Species of Freshwater Fish in the sunfish family ( Centrarchidae) Rainy Lake is home to the Canadian Bass Championship, which has occurred every summer since 1996. The lake is dotted with many small islands on both the Canadian and American sides that contain numerous fishing cabins, small fishing resorts, and vacation homes, making tourism an important part of the local economy. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel

Geology

Geologically Rainy Lake is part of the Canadian Shield and retains features associated with it, such as a large, ancient caldera and a fault line that can be clearly seen in satellite images of the lake. The Canadian Shield &mdash also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien (French &mdash is a large geological shield covered by A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement The rock under the lake and exposed on many of its islands is an exposed part of the North American craton composed of ancient Precambrian rock. Laurentia (also known as the North American craton) like all Craton land was created as continents moved about the surface of the Earth The Precambrian ( Pre-Cambrian) is an informal name for the supereon comprising the eons of the Geologic timescale that came before the current This rock has been significantly affected by glaciation which dominates much of the recent geologic history of the area. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period.

Geology

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