Nikotwasik Lake Explained
| Nikotwasik Lake |
| Coords: | 54.7256°N -101.3864°W |
| Lake Type: | Glacial Lake |
| Outflow: | Mistik Creek |
| Pushpin Map: | Manitoba#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the lake in Manitoba |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 1.3km (00.8miles) |
| Width: | 0.1km (00.1miles) |
| Elevation: | 315m (1,033feet) |
| Cities: | None |
Nikotwasik Lake is narrow glacial lake on the Mistik Creek chain beneath the Vamp Creek confluence. It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. 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 contains northern pike.[2] The area around the lake consists of rocky parallel ridges with poorly drained areas of muskeg and irregular stony shorelines due to intense glaciation.[3] The lake is situated on the well known "Mistik Creek Loop", a remote canoe route in length which can be paddled in four days.[4] [5]
Nikotwasik means 'six' in Cree, as all of the fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek are named in numeric order in Cree.[6] [1] [7]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. Neso Lake Provincial Park Draft Management Plan. Summer 2012. Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. 2. 2017-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134020/http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/consult/pdf/nesolake_draft_management_plan_web.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.
- Web site: Master Angler Awards: Nikotwasik Lake. Travel Manitoba. 18 May 2014.
- Lee. Eun. Temporal Distribution of Ectomycorrhizzal Fungi and Pollen. Korean Journal of Ecology. 2000. 23. 2. 169–173. 18 May 2014.
- News: Schick. RoseAnna. Live the song of the paddles. 18 May 2014. Winnipeg Free Press. 2003-06-21.
- 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.
- Book: Place-Names of Manitoba. 1933. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 62.
- Book: Place-Names of Manitoba. 1933. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 67.
