Pollyhumper grandads

I can't help but wonder if you guys seen any larger type blips on your depth finder in the darker, deeper water........... Don't be silly, I'm not afraid......Just a little curious is all .

its_worth_wild wrote on Jan 28^th, 2011 at 3:18pm:

Interesting.  The map I was looking at that listed depths (from a fly-in outfitter), did show a depth 230 without a measurement indicator on Bulging.  However, the map also listed a few portage lengths.  When I compared those lengths to those published on the Woodland Caribou PP overview map, they were very close (and those lengths are given in meters).  I wonder how common a practice that is?

As for lake depth, I did ping depths slightly greater than 300 feet on Wrist Lake if you track a line SSE from the smaller island W of "pork chop" island toward the cliff face along the southern shoreline.

dd

Just got back from the files so here it is: Royd Lake - 197 feet, Bulging Lake - 70 m (230 ft).
Deeper than I thought for sure.

About lake names - some of the names are not official names (not gazetted) and do describe shapes - Mexican Hat, Boot Jack, Elephant Head - these names were given in the last 2 decades. I am hoping that through our partnership work with the neighbouring Ojibway people we will learn of the names of lakes that given perhpas thousands of years past - now that will be authentique.

As for Bunny, Telescope etc, these were gazetted and so are official names.  Many of the lakes are without names or perhaps the outfitters have given names to lakes but we have not included them on our map. 
We don't plan on baptizing anymore lakes with names until we speak with our partners.

Seriously, I'd like to ask Doug (or Claire), is there names for more of the lakes that just aren't listed on maps? or are all them lakes nameless?

nctry_Ben wrote on Jan 26^th, 2011 at 4:17pm:


That thought flashed across my mind when I saw they had a ROYD lake!    

Wow Ben, that's great. 

DentonDoc wrote on Jan 21^st, 2011 at 5:24pm:


Oh great, now I'm even afraid to look at Johnson Lake. 

These depths are off the charts! I will check out the survey maps, but my memory tells me that even approaching 200 ft would be extreme for either of those lakes...stand by one

DD,

We found a couple spots on Royd Lake that showed as well over 400+ feet deep.  It was so unusually deep that I started doubting the accuracy of my new depth finder.

Jimbo