Yoho Lake Explained

Yoho Lake
Type:Lake
Outflow:Yoho Stream
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick

Yoho lake is a lake located in New Brunswick, Canada. It is near the capital, Fredericton, and to the village of Hanwell.[1] It has an average depth of, but a maximum depth of [2] It has one major outlet, the Yoho Stream, which flows into the South Oromocto River.

Wildlife

Fish found in the lake include: Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Striped bass, Smallmouth bass, redbreast sunfish, of which it is the most northern source worldwide,[3] and many others.[4] It is known for having an abundance of Common Loons.

Cyanobacteria outbreaks

In 2020, a blue-green algae bloom was discovered in the lake. It is unknown if any toxins were produced, but since then, two smaller ones had happened. The first 2020 one was also relatively small, compared to the effects in other lakes in the region.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Web Links – Hanwell Rural Community . 2021-07-16 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Government of New Brunswick . Canada . 2017-11-20 . Lake Depths . 2021-07-16 . www2.gnb.ca . en.
  3. Gautreau . Mark D. . Curry . R. Allen . 2012 . Ecology and Status of the Redbreast Sunfish, Lepomis auritus, in Yoho Lake, New Brunswick . Northeastern Naturalist . 19 . 4 . 653–664 . 10.1656/045.019.0409 . 41810149 . 86629104 . 1092-6194.
  4. Web site: Fish 2021.
  5. Web site: Yoho Lake . 2021-07-17 . yoholake.ca . en.