Alexander Reef - Manitoba & Prairie Lakes
Alexander Reef might not be what you picture when you hear "reef." Forget the tropical corals; this is a freshwater dive through an entirely different kind of ecosystem. We're talking Algoma District, where the focus shifts to species like the Jasper Longnose Sucker gliding over rocks and the quick dart of a Nine-spined Stickleback. It’s a quiet dive, often with decent visibility, giving you a chance to spot Cisco or even the occasional Slimy Sculpin tucked away. If you're keen on exploring what lies beneath Canada’s freshwater lakes, and appreciate the subtle beauty of endemic fish, Alexander Reef offers a genuinely unique perspective.
- Location
- Manitoba & Prairie Lakes, Canada, North America
- Coordinates
- 47.566780, -84.999910
- Type
- reef
Nearby Dive Sites in Manitoba & Prairie Lakes
- Bow
- Dixon Reef (reef)
- Edmund Fitzgerald (wreck)
- Griffon Reef (reef)
- Jenny Lynn - 1.3m (wreck)
- Lake Wolsley
- Leonard Reef (reef)
- McAllister Reef (reef)
- Midship
- Nanton Reef (reef)
- Overturned Stern
- Panther (Wrack) (wreck)
- Shenick Reef (reef)
- Whitestone Reef (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Alexander Reef
- Aquatic Adventures, Inc.
- Capital City Scuba - SSI
- Nautical North Family Adventures
- The Scuba Shop
- Underwater Connection - PADI, DAN, TDI, SDI
Marine Life in Manitoba & Prairie Lakes
Home to 30 recorded species including 28 reef fish, 1 other, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Species
- Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) - Reef Fish
- Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) - Reef Fish
- Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) - Reef Fish
- Cisco (Coregonus artedi) - Reef Fish
- Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - Reef Fish
- burbot (Lota lota) - Reef Fish
- sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Reef Fish
- coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) - Reef Fish
- Jasper Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - Reef Fish
- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) - Reef Fish
- Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - Reef Fish
- Spawn (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - Reef Fish
- Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) - Reef Fish
- pike (Esox lucius) - Reef Fish