Vamp Creek

Vamp Creek is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows.

Vamp Creek
Vamp Creek outlet into Mistik Creek
Location of Vamp Creek in Manitoba.
EtymologyNamed after song
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern Region
Physical characteristics
SourceVamp Lake
 • coordinates54°55′42″N 101°10′9″W
 • elevation342 m (1,122 ft)
MouthMistik Creek
 • coordinates
54°44′26″N 101°22′18″W
 • elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Length23.4 km (14.5 mi)
Basin features
River systemNelson River drainage basin

Description

The remote creek flows through Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadian Shield forests and is surrounded by mixed forest with stands of black spruce, white spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen. The shoreline is characterized by steeply sloping irregular rock ridges and poorly drained areas of muskeg.[1]

Vamp Creek area is difficult to access and largely pristine. It is home to moose, black bear, lynx, wolf, and beaver. It is part of the range of the Naosap woodland caribou herd.[2] Bird species include raven, common loon, spruce grouse, bald eagle and hawk owl. The creek is only accessible by canoe or snowmobile, but there is some trapping, and hunting activity.[3]

Etymology

Vamp Creek was named during a 1920 expedition of the Dominion Land Survey. The surveyors lost a gramophone record of the Byron Gay song The Vamp, published in 1919.[4]

See also

References
  1. Smith, R.E. (1998). Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. p. 88. ISBN 0-662-27446-6.
  2. Lander, Carrie-Anne (2006). Distribution and Movements of Woodland Caribou on Disturbed Landscapes in West-Central Manitoba: Implications for Forestry (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba. p. 57.
  3. "Ecoregions of Canada: Churchill River Uplands". Environment Canada. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. Geographical Names of Manitoba. Winnipeg: Manitoba Conservation/National Library of Canada. 2000. ISBN 0771115172.
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