Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park

Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 2015. ==Geography==

The northern boundary of the park follows the shore of Lake Winnipeg along Sturgeon Bay. The park has no road access and no facilities for visitors within its boundaries. It is low lying, with a mean elevation of about above sea level, sloping very gently to the lake. Wave action and changes in lake level have created a ridge and swale pattern in the upland areas parallel to the lakeshore. Soils in the park are generally poorly drained organic soils varying in depth over stony calcareous glacial till. The park has a network of small creeks and ponds draining generally towards the north east into the river and the bay. These are fed by precipitation, shallow aquifers of sand and gravel from glacial deposits and some Silurian limestone bedrock aquifers. Drainage is slowed by the land profile creating a complex of marshlands, wet meadows, fens, and muskeg or bogs. ==Ecology==

The park is considered representative of the ecology of the Mid-Boreal Lowland Ecoregion within the Boreal Plains Ecozone. The abundance and variety of water habitats in this region provide breeding habitat for waterfowl. The river mouth and the adjacent bay are used as staging areas in the fall for migrating waterfowl. Birds found in this region include: Large mammals known to occur in the park include moose, white-tailed deer, and wolf. ==See also==