Payuk Lake
Payuk Lake is a glacial lake located nine kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Bakers Narrows, Manitoba, Canada.
| Payuk Lake | |
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  Payuk Lake | |
| Location | Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 54°39′N 101°29.7′W |
| Lake type | Glacial Lake |
| Primary inflows | Mistik Creek |
| Primary outflows | Payuk Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Islands | 20 |
The name Payuk, which was officially registered in 1999, means 'one' in Cree, as all of the fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek are named in numeric order in Cree.[1][2][3]
Description
Payuk Lake is oriented in a southwest to northeast direction. The primary inlet is Mistik Creek and it drains via Payuk Creek into Lake Athapapuskow as part of the Nelson River basin. The lake is surrounded by Precambrian boreal forest, a mixed forest of coniferous and deciduous trees of the Canadian Shield including black spruce and jack pine.[4]
There is a paved boat launch accessible from Manitoba Highway 10.[5]
Payuk Lake is also a popular game fishing area, and its fish species include walleye, northern pike, and white sucker.[6]
See also
References
- "Geographical Names Board of Canada". Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- 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 2017-09-08.
- Place-Names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. p. 67.
- Doering, Jennifer; Matthew Doering; Yaseen Mottiar; Tom Booth (2013). "Mycological Diversity on Jack Pine and Black Spruce Bark by Payuk Lake". Proceedings of Manitoba's Undergraduate Science and Engineering Research. 1 (1): 27. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "MMPDA Boat Launches". MMPDA. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "Master Angler Records: Payuk Lake". Travel Manitoba. Retrieved 18 May 2014.