Naosap Mud Lake

Naosap Mud Lake is a small glacial lake approximately 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows which drains into Naosap Lake. It is part of the Nelson River watershed, in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada.

Naosap Mud Lake
Naosap Mud Lake
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°50′57″N 101°29′33″W
Lake typeGlacial Lake
Primary inflowsnone
Primary outflowsNaosap Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Max. width.7 km (0.43 mi)
Shore length14.7 km (2.9 mi)
Surface elevation332 m (1,089 ft)
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Location of Naosap Mud Lake in Manitoba

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 poorly drained areas of muskeg.[1]

Name

The name was officially adopted in 1979.[2]

Canoe Route

Nasoap Mud Lake is part of the "Mistik Creek Loop", a well-known remote canoe trip which is 95 km (59 mi) in total length and can be paddled in four days.[3] The route begins and ends at Bakers Narrows and from Naosap Mud Lake there are portages east to Naosap Lake and south to Alberts Lake.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Smith, R.E. (1998). Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. p. 88. ISBN 0-662-27446-6.
  2. "Geographic Names Board of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. Schick, RoseAnna (2003-06-21). "Live the song of the paddles". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. Berard, Real (1968). Mistik Creek Canoe Route. Manitoba Dept. of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18.
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