Rushforth Lake

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.

Rushforth Lake was named in memory of Flight Officer William J. Rushforth of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who was born and raised in Eriksdale, Manitoba. Officer Rushforth's plane was shot down over France in 1944.^{[citation needed]}

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