Lake Wanapitei

The Lake Wanapitei impact, which created the crater lake, was estimated to have been formed 37.2 ± 1.2 million years ago during the Eocene period. A 2003 study proposed that the crater itself is between three and four kilometres in diameter, while also proposing that it may have been formed by large scale faulting. The Wanapitei River flows through the lake, and the lake itself is located within the Lake Wanapitei Subwatershed of the Great Lakes Basin watershed. The reserve contains trees estimated to be around 300 years old. == Human history ==

Lake Wanapitei is part of the traditional territory of the Wahnapitae First Nation, a signatory to the Robinsion Huron Treat of 1850. The fur trade and later logging brought Europeans to the region, with the towns of Boland's Bay and Skead settled on its southern shore. == Recreation ==

Wanapitei Provincial Park, a non-operating natural environment park, is located on the northern shore of the lake. The lake has 370 permanent residents and 180 seasonal residents on its shores, including islands. ==See also==