Lake Wahtopanah
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Lake Wahtopanah (Dakota: Watop̣ana Bde), also known as Rivers Reservoir, is a reservoir on the Little Saskatchewan River near the town of Rivers, Manitoba. Its dam is the Rivers Dam.
It is home to Rivers Provincial Park, located on the west shore of the lake.
The lake's name is a diminutive form of the Dakota language word watóp̣a which refers to the act of paddling a canoe or other small boat.
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