Camp Lake (Manitoba)

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Camp Lake
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Camp Lake
Camp Lake (Canada)
Location Sherridon, Manitoba
Coordinates 55°08′N101°06′W / 55.13°N 101.10°W / 55.13; -101.10
Primary outflows Kississing Lake
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. width.5 kilometres (0.31 mi)

Camp Lake is a waterbody in western Manitoba, Canada.

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Description and history

Camp Lake is located in Sherridon, Manitoba, adjacent to Kississing Lake. [1] A weir separates the two lakes. [2]

Between 1931 and 1951, operators of the Sherritt-Gordon Mine deposited 7.7 mega tons of tailings in close proximity to the lake. [3] The lake became polluted from contaminants in the tailings and the contamination of Camp Lake spread into Kississing Lake. [4]

Remediation efforts started in 2009 and including moving mine tailings from Camp Lake into Kississing Lake in 2013 and 2015. [2]

Water quality testing undertaken by the Manitoba Metis Federation in 2021 identified metal contamination in the lake. [5]

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References

  1. Georgetown University, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (1956). Canadian North. United States: Technical Assistant to Chief of Naval Operations for Polar Projects (OP-O3A3). pp. 222–223. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. 1 2 "Tailing drainage into Kississing Lake raises orange flags in Sherridon". Flin Flon Reminder. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. Moncur, Michael C.; Ptacek, Carol J.; Hayashi, Masaki; Blowes, David W.; Birks, S. Jean (1 February 2014). "Seasonal cycling and mass-loading of dissolved metals and sulfate discharging from an abandoned mine site in northern Canada". Applied Geochemistry . 41: 176–188. Bibcode:2014ApGC...41..176M. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.12.007. ISSN   0883-2927.
  4. "$34.5M to clean up Sherridon tailings". The Reminder (Flin Flon) . 11 February 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. Baxter, Dave (24 September 2021). "MMF blames province over concerning levels of metal contamination in Manitoba lakes". Winnipeg Sun . Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.