Snafu Lakes

Snafu Lake
Snafu Lake is located in Yukon
Snafu Lake
Snafu Lake
LocationYukon
Coordinates60°10′48.8″N 133°26′36.7″W / 60.180222°N 133.443528°W / 60.180222; -133.443528
Primary outflowsSnafu Creek
Basin countriesCanada

The Snafu Lakes are a chain of lakes in southern Yukon, Canada, about 25 to 30 km (15 to 20 mi) north of the border with British Columbia. It is drained by Snafu Creek.[1] The two lakes principally of interest to anglers are Upper Snafu and Lower Snafu, which are separated by about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) of the Snafu Creek.[2] The lakes have the following dimensions:[2][3]

Lake Length Area Average depth Maximum depth
km mi ha acre m ft m ft
Lower Snafu 9.4 5.8 284 700 6.3 21 25 82
Upper Snafu 343 850 14.7 48

The name is from WWII-era Military slang meaning Situation Normal, All Fouled Up.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Snafu Creek, Yukon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b Jessup, Lars; Millar, Nathan (2013), Lake trout population assessment: Lower Snafu Lake 2010. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-12-13 (PDF), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Yukon Department of Environment, p. 1
  3. ^ Foos, Aaron; Millar, Nathan; Barker, Oliver (2013), Angler Harvest Survey: Snafu Lakes, 2010. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-13-20 (PDF), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Yukon Department of Environment, p. 28
  4. ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780802047250.


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