Zed Lake Provincial Park

Zed Lake Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Zed Lake Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Zed Lake Provincial Park
Location in Manitoba
LocationNorthern Region, Manitoba
Nearest cityLynn Lake
Coordinates56°54′38″N 101°14′31″W / 56.91056°N 101.24194°W / 56.91056; -101.24194[1]
Area12.07 ha (29.8 acres)
Created1961
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Zed Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, established in 1961. It is 12.07 ha (29.8 acres) in size.[2] The park is located on the east shore of the eponymous lake, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Lynn Lake on PR 394.[3][1] The park has 25 cottage lots, a campground, a boat launch and a beach.[2]

Zed Lake is part of the Churchill River watershed, lying between Vandekerckhove Lake and Goldsand Lake.[4] Jack pine and black spruce grow in open stands with a ground cover of lichens.[3] The park is within the Churchill River Upland ecoregion of the Boreal Shield ecozone.[3] Zed Lake greywacke is found to the east and the south of the lake. Its presence is an indication of an ancient ocean that existed approximately 1.88 billion years ago.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Zed Lake Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks (PDF) (March 1998 ed.). Winnipeg: Manitoba Conservation, Parks and Natural Areas Branch. 1997. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Zed Lake". First-Come, First-Served Cottage Lot Program. Sustainable Development, Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Northern region: Pukatawagan to Lynn Lake". Canadian Canoe Routes. Wilderness Canoe Association. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ Beaumont-Smith, C.J.; Böhm, C.O. (2003). "Tectonic evolution and gold metallogeny of the Lynn Lake greenstone belt, Manitoba (NTS 64C10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16)" (PDF). Manitoba Geological Survey, Manitoba Industry, Economic Development and Mines. Report of Activities, 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2017.