Minipi Lake, formed and fed by many springs, brooks, streams and small rivers, is, in geological terms, a “river lake,” which means it has spread out extending its banks across a smooth, sand-bottomed taiga (a sub-arctic forest of firs and spruce).
It is, therefore, a rather shallow body of water (for the most part no deeper than 12 feet) and wade-able in many places. The river’s current flows east to west for 35 miles from Black Fly on its extreme eastern end to the Outlet and the Gorge, with its rapids and picturesque water falls, on its western end just behind Minipi Lake Lodge.
A map of Minipi created in 2003, shows the relative location of each of the lake’s named points. It comes in handy when you and your guide are planning your day’s trip to the lake’s many hot …
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