Oxford Lake is a vaguely man-shaped lake, with a 'head' on the east, a 'neck', a northwest—southeast shoulder line and a 'torso' that tapers to a point in the west. The head is about 7 by 5 miles, the neck one mile across, and the shoulder line 11 miles. The south side of the torso is 25 miles and its northwest side 18 miles. On the northwest is a large island (Carghill Island) or peninsula that fills much of the torso. The Hayes Rivers enters from the southwest and exits from the 'head' southeast below the town and airport of
Oxford House, Manitoba. The Carrot River enters on the northwest and allows a portage to
Cross Lake, Manitoba on the
Nelson River. Downstream is
Knee Lake.{{cite web ==See also==