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Nesosap Lake

Coordinates: 54°48′23″N 101°25′17″W / 54.80639°N 101.42139°W / 54.80639; -101.42139
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Nesosap Lake
Rocky island on Nesosap Lake
Nesosap Lake is located in Manitoba
Nesosap Lake
Nesosap Lake
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Nesosap Lake is located in Canada
Nesosap Lake
Nesosap Lake
Nesosap Lake (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°48′23″N 101°25′17″W / 54.80639°N 101.42139°W / 54.80639; -101.42139
Lake typeGlacial Lake
Primary inflowsMistik Creek
Primary outflowsMistik Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Surface elevation326 m (1,070 ft)
Islands20
SettlementsNone

Nesosap Lake is a glacial lake on the Mistik Creek chain, approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows. As a segment of the Mistik Creek, it is part of the Nelson River watershed, in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada.

The surrounding mixed deciduous and coniferous forest is part of the Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadian Shield forests.[1] The region around the lake consists of rocky parallel ridges with poorly drained areas of muskeg and irregular stony shorelines due to intense glaciation.[2] The lake is situated on the well known "Mistik Creek Loop", a remote canoe route 80 kilometres (50 mi) in length which can be paddled in four days.[3][4]

The lake contains northern pike, lake whitefish, cisco, walleye, and yellow perch.[5]

Nesosap means 'twelve' in Cree, as all of the fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek are named in numeric order in Cree.[1][6][7]

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  1. ^ a b Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship (Summer 2012). Neso Lake Provincial Park Draft Management Plan (PDF). Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Eun (2000). "Temporal Distribution of Ectomycorrhizzal Fungi and Pollen" (PDF). Korean Journal of Ecology. 23 (2): 169–173. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ Schick, RoseAnna (21 June 2003). "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 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Master Angler Awards: Nesosap Lake". Travel Manitoba. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ Place-Names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. p. 61.
  7. ^ Place-Names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. p. 67.