Figure 7From: Saline systems of the Great Plains of western Canada: an overview of the limnogeology and paleolimnologyLarge lakes of the Great Plains. Landsat image showing the Manitoba Lowlands and the presence of large lakes at the extreme eastern side of the northern Great Plains. The Great Plains extend some 1500 km westward from Lake Winnipeg to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The large lake basins shown in the image are remnants of glacial Lake Agassiz.Back to article page