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.[1] 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.[2] The lakes have the following dimensions:[2][3]
| Snafu Lake | |
|---|---|
  Snafu Lake | |
| Location | Yukon |
| Coordinates | 60°10′48.8″N 133°26′36.7″W / 60.180222°N 133.443528°W |
| Primary outflows | Snafu Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| 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.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Snafu Creek, Yukon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780802047250.
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