Wargatie Lake

Wargatie Lake is a glacial lake in Manitoba, in Canada, formerly known as Dummy Lake.[2][3]

Wargatie Lake
Dummy Lake
Wargatie Lake is located in Manitoba
Wargatie Lake
Wargatie Lake
LocationManitoba
Coordinates50°36′33″N 100°20′35″W
Lake typeglacial lake
Surface area1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth12 m (39 ft)[1]

Ecology

The Municipality of Harrison Park manages the lake, offering recreational fishing for northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[4] Wargatie Lake also supports a large population of the northern leopard frog, a Species of Special Concern in Canada; the lake is believed to provide an overwintering habitat for the frogs.[1]

Hydronymy

The lake was named for the family of Onofrey Wargatie, whose 1910 homestead was located nearby.[5] Members of the family were deaf-mute, leading to the original name, Dummy Lake. In 2000, the derogatory name was rescinded and replaced with the current name, which "commemorates the family more appropriately."[6]

See also

References

  1. Hamel, Cary; Grantham, Melissa (2016). "Observation of Aburndant Northern Leopard Frogs at Wargatie Lake, Manitoba". Blue Jay. 74 (2): 12–13.
  2. "Dummy Lake". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. Centre for Topographic Information et al. 1999, p. 28.
  4. "Recreation – Hunting & Fishing". Municipality of Harrison Park. 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  5. Manitoba Conservation 2000, p. 287.
  6. O'Brien, Kathleen (2002-07-19). Geographical Names Board of Canada (PDF). Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names. p. 8.

Bibliography

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