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Named from the Cree Indian words for "muddy water," the lake is a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz. With an average depth of about 50 feet (713 feet at its deepest point), it is important for shipping and commercial fishing while its southern shore is a major resort area serving Winnipeg. Major islands include Hecla, Deer, and Black, which form part of Hecla Provincial Park. Fed by many rivers, including the Saskatchewan, Red, and Winnipeg, which drain a large part of the Great Plains, the lake is drained to the northeast by the Nelson River into Hudson Bay.