Island Lake, lake in east-central Manitoba, Canada, near the Ontario border. A post of the Hudson’s Bay Company was established on the lake in 1824, and gold was found in the area in the 1920s. The lake, which is part of the Hudson Bay drainage system, is fed by several rivers and drains northward into Goose Lake via the Island Lake River. It is 55 miles (88 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide and has an area of 472 square miles (1,222 square km). The shoreline is deeply indented by bays, and the lake is dotted by many islands, among the largest of which are Jubilee, Confederation, and Loon Foot. The settlement of Island Lake is on the northern shore.