Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba’s Natural Landscapes Research Branch Technical Bulletin 1998-9E R.E. Smith, H. Veldhuis, G.F. Mills, R.G. Eilers, W.R. Fraser, and G.W. Lelyk Land Resource Unit Brandon Research Centre, Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba’s Natural Landscapes Written and compiled by: R.E. Smith, H. Veldhuis, G.F. Mills, R.G. Eilers, W.R. Fraser and G.W. Lelyk Land Resource Unit Brandon Research Centre, Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2001 Copies of this report are available from: Western Land Resource Group - Manitoba Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Rm. 362A, Ellis Building, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Comments to: H. Veldhuis Western Land Resource Group - Manitoba Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Rm. 362A, Ellis Building, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-6124 Fax: (204) 474 7633 E-Mail: [email protected] Technical Bulletin 1998-9E Catalogue No. A54-8/1998-9E ISBN 0-662-27446-6 Printed 2000 0.1M:03/00 Bibliographic Citation: Smith, R.E., H. Veldhuis, G.F. Mills, R.G. Eilers, W.R. Fraser, and G.W. Lelyk. 1998. Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts, An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba’s Landscapes. Technical Bulletin 98-9E. Land Resource Unit, Brandon Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Report and Map at 1:1 500 000 scale. CD-ROM 2001 Contents Foreword ......................................................................................................................1 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................2 Preface ..........................................................................................................................3 Objective.......................................................................................................................5 Natural Landscape Regionalization in Manitoba ....................................................6 Developing Ecoregions and Ecodistricts ...................................................................9 Definitions and Criteria ................................................................................................................. 11 Map Compilation ...........................................................................................................................12 Ecozones, Ecoregions and Ecodistricts of Manitoba .....................................................................13 Southern Arctic Ecozone ..........................................................................................15 45. Maguse River Upland Ecoregion ............................................................................................22 183. Hubbart Point Ecodistrict .............................................................................................................. 24 Taiga Shield Ecozone.................................................................................................27 70. Kazan River Upland Ecoregion ..............................................................................................34 270. Pakulak Lake Ecodistrict................................................................................................................ 36 271. Blevens Lake Ecodistrict................................................................................................................ 38 272. Nejanilini Lake Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................ 40 71. Selwyn Lake Upland Ecoregion..............................................................................................42 276. Nueltin Lake Ecodistrict ................................................................................................................ 46 279. Seal River Ecodistrict..................................................................................................................... 48 280. Sprott Lake Ecodistrict................................................................................................................... 50 281. Embleton Lake Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................. 52 282. Big Sand Lake Ecodistrict .............................................................................................................. 54 283. Northern Indian Lake Ecodistrict ................................................................................................... 56 Boreal Shield Ecozone ...............................................................................................59 88. Churchill River Upland Ecoregion .........................................................................................67 344. Reindeer Lake Ecodistrict .............................................................................................................. 70 346. Wells Lake Ecodistrict ................................................................................................................... 72 349. Southern Indian Lake Ecodistrict ................................................................................................... 74 350. Waskaiowaka Lake Ecodistrict ...................................................................................................... 76 353. Granville Lake Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................. 78 355. Orr Lake Ecodistrict ....................................................................................................................... 80 356. Three Point Lake Ecodistrict.......................................................................................................... 82 357. Wekusko Ecodistrict....................................................................................................................... 84 358. Flin Flon Ecodistrict....................................................................................................................... 86 359. Reed Lake Ecodistrict .................................................................................................................... 88 89. Hayes River Upland Ecoregion................................................................................................91 360. Knee Lake Ecodistrict .................................................................................................................... 94 361. Pikwitonei Lake Ecodistrict ........................................................................................................... 96 362. Silsby Lake Ecodistrict .................................................................................................................. 98 363. Sipiwesk Lake Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................ 100 364. Island Lake Ecodistrict ................................................................................................................. 103 365. Gods Lake Ecodistrict .................................................................................................................. 106 366. Norway House Ecodistrict ........................................................................................................... 108 367. Gunisao Lake Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................. 110 368. Cantin Lake Ecodistrict ................................................................................................................ 112 90. Lac Seul Upland Ecoregion ...................................................................................................115 370. Berens River Ecodistrict .............................................................................................................. 118 371. Wrong Lake Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................... 120 373. Nopiming Ecodistrict ................................................................................................................... 122 91. Lake of the Woods Ecoregion ............................................................................................... 125 375. Stead Ecodistrict .......................................................................................................................... 127 376. Pinawa Ecodistrict........................................................................................................................ 130 377. Kenora Ecodistrict........................................................................................................................ 132 379. Whitemouth Ecodistrict ............................................................................................................... 134 380. Piney Ecodistrict .......................................................................................................................... 136 Boreal Plains Ecozone .............................................................................................139