Classified as a Provincial Game Bird Sanctuary, Kimiwan Lake is home to many different bird communities. It is a large lake that spans 10,000 acres but is rather shallow, with an average depth of 0.5 meters.

With a relatively small drainage basin and its broad, shallow features, the lake is susceptible to short-term water level fluctuations as it is subjected to high evaporation rates in the summer. As a result, it undergoes a seasonal drawdown of water levels following spring runoff, allowing new vegetation to colonize exposed bed and shore, rejuvenating and diversifying plant communities.

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