Nao Lake is a glacial lake on the Mistik Creek chain in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It sits in the Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadian Shield forests which consist of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees.[1] The region around the lake consists of rocky parallel ridges with poorly drained areas of muskeg and irregular rocky shorelines due to intense glaciation.[2] The lake is situated on the well known "Mistik Creek Loop", a remote canoe route 95 kilometres (59 mi) in length which can be paddled in four days.[3][4]

Nao Lake
Nao Lake at the Mistik Creek outlet
Nao Lake is located in Manitoba
Nao Lake
Nao Lake
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Nao Lake is located in Canada
Nao Lake
Nao Lake
Nao Lake (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°43′4″N 101°25′47″W / 54.71778°N 101.42972°W / 54.71778; -101.42972
Lake typeGlacial Lake
Primary inflowsMistik Creek
Primary outflowsMistik Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface elevation319 m (1,047 ft)
Islands4
SettlementsNone

Nao is a Cree word meaning 'four', as all of the fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek are named in numeric order in Cree.[1][5]

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  1. ^ a b Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship (Summer 2012). Neso Lake Provincial Park Draft Management Plan (PDF). Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Eun (2000). "Temporal Distribution of Ectomycorrhizzal Fungi and Pollen" (PDF). Korean Journal of Ecology. 23 (2): 169–173. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ Schick, RoseAnna (21 June 2003). "Live the song of the paddles". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ Berard, Real (1968). Mistik Creek Canoe Route. Manitoba Dept. of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ Place-Names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. p. 60.