Alberts Lake (Manitoba) Explained

Alberts Lake
Coords:54.8047°N -101.5331°W
Lake Type:Glacial Lake
Inflow:none
Outflow:Thompson Lake
Pushpin Map:Manitoba#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake in Manitoba
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:5.4km (03.4miles)
Width:2km (01miles)
Shore:26km (16miles)
Elevation:301m (988feet)
Islands:27

Alberts Lake is a glacial lake approximately 17km (11miles) north-east of Bakers Narrows which drains into Thompson Lake. It is part of the Nelson River watershed, in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada.

Description

The lakes sits in Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadian Shield forests and is surrounded by mixed forest with stands of black spruce, white spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen. The shoreline is characterized by steeply sloping irregular rock ridges and poorly drained areas of muskeg.[1] The lake contains burbot, lake whitefish, northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[2] The lake is part of the well-known Mistik Creek Canoe route, and has portages to Leo Lake in the south and Naosap Mud Lake to the north.[3]

Name

The lake was named after Peter Albert, a prospector in the area.[4] [5] The name was officially adopted in 1941.[6]

Canoe route

Alberts Lake is part of the "Mistik Creek Loop," a well-known remote canoe trip which is 80km (50miles) in total length and can be paddled in four days.[7] The route begins and ends at Bakers Narrows and from Alberts Lake there are portages north to Naosap Mud Lake and south to Leo Lake.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, R.E.. Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba. 1998. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 0-662-27446-6. 88.
  2. Web site: Master Angler Awards. Travel Manitoba. 19 May 2014.
  3. Book: Berard, Real . Mistik Creek Canoe Route . 1968 . Manitoba Dept. of Natural Resources . https://archive.today/20140518190025/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=4142624 . dead . 2014-05-18 .
  4. Web site: Geographical Names of Manitoba . Government of Manitoba . 28 December 2019.
  5. Book: Ham, Penny. Place Names of Manitoba. 1980. Modern Press. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 0888330677. 1. 2014-05-19 .
  6. Web site: Geographic Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 19 May 2014.
  7. News: Schick. RoseAnna. Live the song of the paddles. 18 May 2014. Winnipeg Free Press. 2003-06-21.