Niyanun Lake

Niyanun Lake is a glacial lake on the Mistik Creek chain in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada.

Niyanun Lake
Niyanan Lake
Niyanun Lake is located in Manitoba
Niyanun Lake
Niyanun Lake
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°43′20″N 101°23′26″W
Lake typeGlacial Lake
Primary inflowsMistik Creek
Primary outflowsMistik Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length0.8 km (0.50 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface elevation315 m (1,033 ft)
Niyanun Lake is located in Manitoba
Niyanun Lake
Location of Niyanun Lake in Manitoba

It sits in the Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadian Shield forests which consist of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees.[1] The lake is also situated on the well known "Mistik Creek Loop", a remote canoe route 95 km (59 mi) in length which can be paddled in four days.[2][3]

Niyanun means 'five' in Cree, as all of the fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek are named in numeric order in Cree.[1][4][5]

The lake contains northern pike.[6] The region around the lake consists of rocky parallel ridges with poorly drained areas of muskeg and irregular stony shorelines due to intense glaciation.[7]

See also

References

  1. Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship (Summer 2012). Neso Lake Provincial Park Draft Management Plan (PDF). Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. Schick, RoseAnna (2003-06-21). "Live the song of the paddles". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. Berard, Real (1968). Mistik Creek Canoe Route. Manitoba Dept. of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18.
  4. Place-Names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. p. 60.
  5. Place-Names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. p. 67.
  6. "Master Angler Awards: Niyanun Lake". Travel Manitoba. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. Lee, Eun (2000). "Temporal Distribution of Ectomycorrhizzal Fungi and Pollen" (PDF). Korean Journal of Ecology. 23 (2): 169–173. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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