Murray Lake is a glacial lake approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows which drains into Lake Athapapuskow. It is part of the Nelson River watershed, in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. 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 characterized by steeply sloping irregular rock ridges and poorly drained areas of muskeg.[1]
| Murray Lake | |
|---|---|
 Murray Lake from Thompson Creek | |
  Murray Lake Location of the lake in Manitoba  Murray Lake Murray Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 54°45′30″N 101°35′39″W / 54.75833°N 101.59417°W |
| Lake type | Glacial Lake |
| Primary inflows | Thompson Lake |
| Primary outflows | Lake Athapapuskow |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Max. width | .5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Shore length1 | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake was named to honour a pair of brothers named Murray who prospected on the lake.[2] The name was officially adopted in 1941.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Ham, Penny (1980). Place Names of Manitoba. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Modern Press. p. 88. ISBN 0888330677.
- ^ "Geographic Names Board of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2014.