Tarfu Lake Explained

Tarfu Lake
Pushpin Map:	Canada Yukon
Location:	Yukon
Inflow:	Tarfu Creek
Outflow:	Tarfu Creek
Basin Countries:	Canada
Length:	4.5km (02.8miles)
Width:	0.75miles
Area:	404ha
Depth:	11.6m (38.1feet)
Max-Depth:	33m (108feet)

Tarfu Lake is a lake of Yukon, Canada. The lake is both fed and drained by Tarfu Creek. The name is from WWII-era Military slang, an acronym for Things Are Really Fouled Up.^[1] The lake is approximately long, 0.75miles wide, has a surface area of, a mean depth of and a maximum depth of .^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of lakes in Yukon

References

• National Resources Canada

Notes and References

1. Book: Rayburn. Alan. Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. 2001. University of Toronto Press. 9780802047250. 69.
2. Jessup . Lars . Lake trout population assessment: Tarfu Lake 2010. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Technical Report TR-12-14. . 2012 . 1 . Yukon Department of Environment . Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada . Millar . Nathan.
3. Catalogue of Aquatic Resources of the Upper Yukon River Drainage (Whitehorse Area) PAC/T-76 - 4. Brown. R.F.. Elson. M.S.. Steigenberger. L.W. Environment Canada Fisheries and Marine Service. 1976. 10 August 2024. 11.