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Snafu Lakes
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. 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. The lakes have the following dimensions:

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Snafu Creek, Yukon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ 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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