A tough choice.4 Of the two million or so lakes in Canada it's tough to decide which ones are worthy of a mention. In fact, they all are, but that would make for a weighty volume. Here are a few somewhat erratic choices from the many avail able. By surface area, here are Canada's next ten biggest lakes: 11. Lake Nettilling (Nunavut)--5,542 [km.sup.2] 12. Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis () is a large (5,370 km²) lake in central North America, in Manitoba, Canada, some 300 km northwest of Winnipeg. It is Canada's eleventh-largest lake. (Manitoba)--5,374 [km.sup.2] 13. Lake Nipigon Lake Nipigon (French : lac Nipigon) is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario and is sometimes described as the sixth Great Lake. (Ontario)--4,848 [km.sup.2] 14. Lake Manitoba Lake Manitoba is Canada's thirteenth largest lake (4,624 km²). It is in central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located about 75 km northwest of the province's capital, Winnipeg, at . (Manitoba)--4,624 [km.sup.2] 15. Dubawnt Lake Dubawnt Lake (d  bônt`), one of the largest lakes of Canada, c.1,600 sq mi (4,140 sq km), in S Nunavut Territory. The Dubawnt River flows through it. (Nunavut)--3,833 [km.sup.2]
16. Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), c.70 mi (110 km) long, on the U.S.-Canada border in the pine forest region of N Minn., SE Man., and SW Ont. More than two thirds of the lake is in Canada. (Ont/ Man)--4,472 [km.sup.2] 17. Amadjuak Lake (Nunavut)--3,115 [km.sup.2] 18. Lake Melville Lake Melville is a tidal extension of Hamilton Inlet on the Labrador coast in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Comprising 3,069 square kilometres,[1] (Newfoundland)--3,069 [km.sup.2] 19. Wollaston Lake Wollaston Lake, 796 sq mi (2,062 sq km), NE Sask., Canada, NW of Reindeer Lake. It drains into both the Churchill and the Mackenzie river systems. Wollaston Lake Lake, northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. (Saskatchewan)--2,681 [km.sup.2] 20. Lac Mistassini (Quebec)--2,335 [km.sup.2] LAKE HAZEN Most Northerly On the northern tip of Ellesmere Island is the world's largest lake (542 [km.sup.2]) entirely north of the Arctic Circle. Melting valley glaciers in the Grant Land Mountains supply water to the lake during the summer, and Ruggles River flows out of it. The temperature only reliably breaks above the freezing point of water during July. So, most years the lake remains partially frozen during the summer, although global warming might change that. The Hazen Fault Zone, just north of the lake, receives intense solar radiation solar radiation, n the emission and diffusion of actinic rays from the sun. Overexposure may result in sunburn, keratosis, skin cancer, or lesions associated with photosensitivity. and the lake enhances this effect so the area around Lake Hazen is a thermal oasis in an other wise polar desert. As a result, Lake Hazen is home to an unusual abundance of plants and wildlife for some where this far north. The region receives about the same amount of precipitation as the Sahara Desert, making it one of the driest areas in the northern hemisphere. Arctic char is the only species of fish in the lake and is possibly the most northerly stock of this fish in the world. But, even this far from human habitation HABITATION, civil law. It was the right of a person to live in the house of another without prejudice to the property. 2. It differed from a usufruct in this, that the usufructuary might have applied the house to any purpose, as, a store or manufactory; whereas and industry pollution can be found. Heavy metals heavy metals, n.pl metallic compounds, such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and nickel. Exposure to these metals has been linked to immune, kidney, and neurotic disorders. , such as cadmium, lead, copper, and others are present in the muscle tissue of the Arctic char. Only about ,100 people per year visit Lake Hazen, of whom just 50 are adventure tourists. The low numbers are the result of high cost ($7,000 for a couple of weeks, not including air fare), and inaccessibility. However, for those who make the journey, the scenery is breathtakingly spectacular. The only other visitors are military personnel from Canadian Forces Stations Eureka and Alert, research scientists, and National Park staff. KEJIMKUJIK LAKE Acid Rain Kejimkujik Lake is located in central Nova Scotia within Kejimkujik National Park Kejimkujik National Park (kĕj'əmk  `jĭk, kĕj'məkj`), 140 sq mi (363 sq km), S central N.S. . The lake is fairly close to the ocean (60 km inland from
the Atlantic and .10 km inland from the Bay of Fundy Noun 1. Bay of Fundy - a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feetAtlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east ). As a result, it is slightly salty. Water flows into the lake out of peatlands and bogs and has high levels of humic acids. The acid problem is made worse by the long range transportation of pollutants, otherwise known as acid rain. High levels of sulphur and nitrogen accompany the rain. The pollutants come from the west, meaning the Ohio Valley, southern Ontario, and Quebec. Also, the bedrock in this region is mostly granite, slate, and quartzite quartzite, usually metamorphic rock composed of firmly cemented quartz grains. Most often it is white, light gray, yellowish, or light brown, but is sometimes colored blue, green, purple, or black by included minerals. . There is very little calcium or magnesium that would normally work to neutralize the acid in a process called buffering. The water of Kejimkujik Lake is chronically acidic, with a pH of 4.8. The best pit level for lake water is 6.0. This supports a wide diversity of aquatic life. With low pH levels some loss of biodiversity has occurred. In recent years, the amount of acid precipitation has decreased, but this hasn't shown up in higher pH readings in Kejimkujik Lake yet. LAKE LABERGE Sam's Resting-place Some might say that Lake Laberge is just an extra wide part of the Yukon River. The experts say "no," Lake Laberge is what they call a riverine riv·er·ine adj. 1. Relating to or resembling a river. 2. Located on or inhabiting the banks of a river; riparian: "Members of a riverine tribe ... lake. The lake was formed by glacial activity during the last ice Age. It is both fed and drained by the Yukon River and follows the river's valley for 50 kilometres. Lake Laberge and the Yukon River formed the super-highway for the Klondike gold rush Klondike gold rush Canadian gold rush of the late 1890s. Gold was discovered on Aug. 17, 1896, near the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers in western Yukon Territory. The news spread quickly, and by late 1898 more than 30,000 prospectors had arrived. . At its peak in 1898, nearly 30,000 gold seekers in 7,000 boats travelled the lake and the river to get to the goldfields n. 1. A small slender woolly annual (Lasthenia chrysostoma) with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; it grows from Southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; - it is often cultivated. near Dawson City. Lake Laberge is best known for the poem written by Robert Service, entitled "The Cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups. of Sam McGee." (Although the author tweaked the spelling to make the rhyme work.) "The Northern Lights have seen queer sights But the queerest they ever did see Was the night on the marge of Lake Labarge I cremated Sam McGee." LITTLE MANITOU Manitou supreme deity of Algonquin and neighboring tribes. [Am. Indian Religion: Collier’s, X, 91] See : God LAKE--Healing Waters When a lake has no streams or rivers draining it, the mineral content of the water rises. Minerals enter the lake with water inflow. The only outflow is through evaporation and that leaves the minerals behind. The water in Little Manitou Lake in southern Saskatchewan, which is fed by underground springs, is so laden with minerals it's saltier than the ocean. Mineral waters have long been valued for their healing powers. The Cree were the first to use the lake's healing properties. Then, at the beginning of the 20th century, the site was dubbed the "Carlsbad of Canada" due to the similarity to the waters of the famous Czech spa in Europe. The Depression of the 1930s killed off its popularity, but a new hotel has revived the spa. The mineral content gives Little Manitou Lake a high specific gravity specific gravity, ratio of the weight of a given volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of some reference substance, or, equivalently, the ratio of the masses of equal volumes of the two substances. , making it impossible for a person to sink. The buoyancy is such that bathers can float in an almost-sitting position while reading a book. Unless you go into space, this is one of the few places in the world where you can experience the sensation of weightlessness weightlessness, the absence of any observable effects of gravitation. This condition is experienced by an observer when he and his immediate surroundings are allowed to move freely in the local gravitational field. . MANICOUAGAN RESERVOIR Meteorite meteorite, meteor that survives the intense heat of atmospheric friction and reaches the earth's surface. Because of the destructive effects of this friction, only the very largest meteors become meteorites. Impact Manicouagan Reservoir (1,942 k[m.sup.2]) is the second-largest natural lake in Quebec. It lies in the southeast: part of the province, near the Labrador border. The reservoir was created by damming the arched Manicouagan and Mouchalagan Lakes with their associated rivers. The result, is a lake shaped like a doughnut, the hole of the doughnut being a large island. Scientists believe, from its shape, that its basin was created when a meteorite crashed there millions of years ago. OKANAGAN LAKE Ogopogo's Home There are five interconnected lakes in the Okanagan Valley in south-central British Columbia; Okanagan Lake is the largest of them with a surface area of 450 k[m.sup.2]. The lake is hugely popular as a vacation spot. It offers all sorts of water activities plus golfing, hiking, or just lying on the beach. But the big attraction is the possibility of catching a glimpse of Ogopogo, a monster that supposedly lurks in the depths of the lake. It pops to the surface every once in a while, someone snaps a grainy grain·y adj. grain·i·er, grain·i·est 1. Made of or resembling grain; granular. 2. Resembling the grain of wood. 3. Having a granular appearance due to the clumping of particles in the emulsion. , out-of-focus photo and the story is kept alive. Salish Indians have a long, oral tradition about a lake animal they called Naitaka. In 1968, Arthur Folden of Chase, B.C. captured what is claimed to be Ogopogo on film, where the animal appears to be about 20 metres long, and serpent-like. Thousands of people claim to have seen Ogopogo. Most are ordinary tourists who include police officers, doctors, clergy, and others not usually associated with seeing strange monsters in broad daylight. Sightings follow no pattern, but most are around the city of Kelowna. That shouldn't be a surprise because that's where most of the people are. In a lake that's 130 kilometres long and as much as 230 metres deep there are plenty of places for monsters to hide. And, Ogopogo seems a little shy; no one has ever been close enough to touch it. Or, perhaps no one has gotten close enough to touch and come back to tell the story. Descriptions of the critter vary: some say it has a sheep- or horse-like head; some say it is dark green others say black, dark blue, of brown; but almost all describe is as a giant snake with one or many humps rising out of the water. Even though there is no definitive proof of Ogopogo's existence, it has protected wildlife status as a result of legislation passed by the B.C. government in 1989. FACT FILE The world's largest lake inside a lake, Manitou Lake, is located on the world's largest land, Manitoulin Island. FACT FILE Lake Hazen is just 800 kilometres south of the North Pole, FACT FILE Acid rain, with a pH of 3.6, has 100 times the acidity of normal rain with a pH of 5.6. FACT FILE The largest lake in the world that drains in two directions is Lake Wollaston, Saskatchewan, with a surface area of 2,681 k[m.sup.2]: one outlet flows northwest into the Mackenzie River basin, another flows northeast only into Hudson Bay. FACT FILE Henderson Lake, British Columbia, has the greatest average annual precipitation in Canada--6,655 millimetres FACT FILE The highest large lake (100 k[m.sup.2+]) in Canada is Chilko Lake, B.C., with a surface area of 158 k[m.sup.2]. This lake sits at an elevation of 1,171 metres. |
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