Bryan Lake (Manitoba)

Bryan Lake
Bryan Lake is located in Manitoba
Bryan Lake
Bryan Lake
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Bryan Lake is located in Canada
Bryan Lake
Bryan Lake
Bryan Lake (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°45′35″N 101°32′37″W / 54.75972°N 101.54361°W / 54.75972; -101.54361
Lake typeGlacial Lake
Primary inflowsnone
Primary outflowsThompson Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Max. width.7 km (0.43 mi)
Shore length17 km (4.3 mi)
Surface elevation301 m (988 ft)
Islands2
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Bryan Lake is a glacial lake approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows which drains into Thompson Lake. 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 yellow perch.[2]

The name was officially adopted in 1941.[3]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Master Angler Awards". Travel Manitoba. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Geographic Names Board of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2014.