Snafu Lakes Explained
| Snafu Lake |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Yukon |
| Outflow: | Snafu Creek |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
The Snafu Lakes are a chain of lakes in southern Yukon, Canada, about NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) north of the border with British Columbia. It is drained by Snafu Creek. The two lakes principally of interest to anglers are Upper Snafu and Lower Snafu, which are separated by about 1.5km (00.9miles) of the Snafu Creek.[1] The lakes have the following dimensions:[2]
| Lake | Length | Area | Average depth | Maximum depth |
|---|
| km | mi | | acre | m | ft | m | ft |
|---|
| Lower Snafu | 9.4km (05.8miles) | 284ha | 6.3m (20.7feet) | 25m (82feet) |
| Upper Snafu | | | " when adding a value--> | 343ha | 14.7m (48.2feet) | | | " when adding a value--> | |
The name is from WWII-era
Military slang meaning
Situation
Normal,
All
Fouled
Up.
[3] See also
References
Notes and References
- Jessup . Lars . Lake trout population assessment: Lower Snafu Lake 2010. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-12-13 . 2013 . 1 . Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada . Yukon Department of Environment . Millar . Nathan.
- Foos . Aaron . Angler Harvest Survey: Snafu Lakes, 2010. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-13-20 . 2013 . 28 . Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada . Yukon Department of Environment . Millar . Nathan . Barker . Oliver.
- Book: Rayburn. Alan. Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. 2001. University of Toronto Press. 9780802047250. 67.
