Garry Lake

Garry Lake Hanningajuq
Garry Lake (August 2006)
Geographical location	Nunavut (Canada)
Tributaries	Back River (from Upper Garry Lake)
Drain	Back River (to Lower Garry Lake)
Data
Coordinates	65 ° 53 ′ 0 ″  N , 99 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 65 ° 53 ′ 0 ″  N , 99 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  W
Altitude above sea level	152  m

Garry Lake ( Inuktitut : Hanningajuq ) is a large lake in the subarctic Kivalliq region of Nunavut in Canada .

Together with the adjacent Upper Garry Lake to the west and the Lower Garry Lake to the east, it forms the Garry Lakes system of lakes . The Back River flows through these lakes from west to east. Further upstream is Pelly Lake , further downstream is Buliard Lake . All lakes are separated from each other by rapids. The water levels of Upper Garry Lake, Garry Lake and Lower Garry Lake are 154 m, 152 m and 149 m, respectively. The total water surface of the lake system of the Garry Lakes covers 916 km². The Garry Lakes are located in an uninhabited area away from permanent settlements.

geography

The Garry Lakes lake system is located in the geological province of the Churchill Kraton - Rae Kraton . It is a landscape with small differences in altitude. Sourgrass plants grow on the lakeshore .

fauna

Since Canada geese fly to the lake during their moult in late summer, the Canadian Wildlife Service declared the area a bird sanctuary ("Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat Site").

Natural resources

In 1981, Kidd Creek Minerals discovered rocks containing uranium on the north shore of Garry Lake . In 2007, Uravan Minerals Inc. explored the area with the aim of exploratory drilling and subsequent exploitation.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Garry, Lake . bartleby.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 9, 2008. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Garry Lake Prospect; Garry Lake (Pan East Resources); Garry Lake Radioactive Boulder Train | . nunavutgeoscience.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
3. ↑ Tuhaalruuqtut Ancestral Sounds . Inuit Heritage Center. 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
4. ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Middle Back River Southern Nunavut . bsc.eoc.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 14, 2008. 
6. ^ Update-Garry Lake Uranium Property , uravanminerals.com. November 28, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2008. 
7. ↑ Uravan Minerals Inc. Update - Garry Lake Uranium Property , CNW Group. November 28, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2008.