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Tarfu Lake

Coordinates: 60°3′29.4″N 133°43′58.2″W / 60.058167°N 133.732833°W / 60.058167; -133.732833
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Tarfu Lake
Tarfu Lake is located in Yukon
Tarfu Lake
Tarfu Lake
LocationYukon
Coordinates60°3′29.4″N 133°43′58.2″W / 60.058167°N 133.732833°W / 60.058167; -133.732833
Primary inflowsTarfu Creek
Primary outflowsTarfu Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Max. width1.21 km (0.75 mi)[1]
Surface area404 ha (1,000 acres)
Average depth11.6 m (38 ft)
Max. depth33 m (108 ft)

Tarfu Lake is a lake of Yukon, Canada. The lake is both fed and drained by Tarfu Creek.[2] The name is from WWII-era Military slang, an acronym for Things Are Really Fouled Up.[3] The lake is approximately 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long, 1.21 km (0.75 mi) wide, has a surface area of 404 hectares (1,000 acres), a mean depth of 11.6 metres (38 ft) and a maximum depth of 33 metres (108 ft).[4][1]

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  1. ^ a b Brown, R.F.; Elson, M.S.; Steigenberger, L.W (1976), Catalogue of Aquatic Resources of the Upper Yukon River Drainage (Whitehorse Area) PAC/T-76 - 4 (PDF), Environment Canada Fisheries and Marine Service, p. 11, retrieved 10 August 2024
  2. ^ "Tarfu Creek, YT". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780802047250.
  4. ^ Jessup, Lars; Millar, Nathan (2012), Lake trout population assessment: Tarfu Lake 2010. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Technical Report TR-12-14. (PDF), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Yukon Department of Environment, p. 1