Lynx Lake (Manitoba)

For other lakes with the same name, see Lynx Lake.

Lynx Lake is a glacial lake approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast 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] The lake contains northern pike.^[2]

Lynx Lake
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Location	Manitoba
Coordinates	54°36′34″N 101°33′24″W
Lake type	Glacial Lake
Primary inflows	None
Primary outflows	Lake Athapapuskow
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width	.6 km (0.37 mi)
Shore length1	5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Surface elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Islands	7
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The name was officially adopted in 1941.^[3]

See also

• List of lakes of Manitoba