Tapukok Lake facts for kids
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 Tapukok Lake
Location in Manitoba
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| Location | Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 54°45′11″N 101°22′57″W / 54.75306°N 101.38250°W |
| Lake type | Glacial Lake |
| Primary inflows | Mistik Creek |
| Primary outflows | Mistik Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Max. width | .7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Islands | 8 |
Tapukok Lake is a cool lake in Manitoba, Canada. It was formed by glaciers, which are giant sheets of ice. The lake is part of the Mistik Creek system. It is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows. This area is in the northern part of Manitoba. The lake's water eventually flows into Hudson Bay.
The land around Tapukok Lake is part of the Churchill River Upland. This area has forests with both leafy trees and evergreen trees. The ground is often rocky with parallel ridges. There are also wet, spongy areas called muskegs, which are like bogs. The lake's edges are uneven and stony because of how glaciers shaped the land long ago. Tapukok Lake is also part of a famous canoe route called the "Mistik Creek Loop." This route is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and takes about four days to paddle.
What Does Tapukok Mean?
The Cree Name for "Seven"
The name Tapukok comes from the Cree language. It means "seven." This lake is special because it is one of fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek. All these lakes are named in order using Cree numbers. They go from one to fourteen.
Lakes on Mistik Creek by Number
Here are the fourteen lakes on Mistik Creek. They are listed from south to north, with their Cree names and what they mean in English:
- Payuk Lake - One (This is where the creek flows out)
- Neso Lake - Two
- Nisto Lake - Three
- Nao Lake - Four
- Niyanun Lake - Five
- Nikotwasik Lake - Six
- Tapukok Lake - Seven
- Uyenanao Lake - Eight
- Kakat Lake - Nine
- Mitatut Lake - Ten
- Payukosap Lake - Eleven
- Nesosap Lake - Twelve
- Nistosap Lake - Thirteen
- Naosap Lake - Fourteen (This is where the creek starts)
