Camp Lake is a waterbody in western Manitoba, Canada.
| Camp Lake | |
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  Camp Lake Location of the lake in Manitoba  Camp Lake Camp Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Sherridon, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 55°08′N 101°06′W / 55.13°N 101.10°W |
| Primary outflows | Kississing Lake |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Max. width | .5 kilometres (0.31 mi) |
Description and history
editCamp 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "$34.5M to clean up Sherridon tailings". The Reminder (Flin Flon). 11 February 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
