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Wargatie Lake

Coordinates: 50°36′33″N 100°20′35″W / 50.60917°N 100.34306°W / 50.60917; -100.34306
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Wargatie Lake
Dummy Lake
Wargatie Lake is located in Manitoba
Wargatie Lake
Wargatie Lake
Location in Manitoba
Wargatie Lake is located in Canada
Wargatie Lake
Wargatie Lake
Wargatie Lake (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates50°36′33″N 100°20′35″W / 50.60917°N 100.34306°W / 50.60917; -100.34306
Lake typeGlacial lake
Surface area1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth12 m (39 ft)[1]
Surface elevation184 m (604 ft)

Wargatie Lake is a glacial lake in Manitoba, in Canada, formerly known as Dummy Lake.[2][3]

Ecology

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The Municipality of Harrison Park manages the lake, offering recreational fishing for northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[4] Wargatie Lake also supports a large population of the northern leopard frog, a Species of Special Concern in Canada; the lake is believed to provide an overwintering habitat for the frogs.[1]

Hydronymy

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The lake was named for the family of Onofrey Wargatie, whose 1910 homestead was located nearby.[5] Members of the family were deaf-mute, leading to the original name, Dummy Lake. In 2000, the derogatory name was rescinded and replaced with the current name, which "commemorates the family more appropriately."[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Hamel, Cary; Grantham, Melissa (2016). "Observation of Aburndant Northern Leopard Frogs at Wargatie Lake, Manitoba". Blue Jay. 74 (2): 12–13.
  2. ^ "Dummy Lake". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. ^ Centre for Topographic Information et al. 1999, p. 28.
  4. ^ "Recreation – Hunting & Fishing". Municipality of Harrison Park. 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  5. ^ Manitoba Conservation 2000, p. 287.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Kathleen (2002-07-19). Geographical Names Board of Canada (PDF). Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names. p. 8.

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