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Baker Lake

American  

noun

  1. a lake in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 975 sq. mi. (2,525 sq. km).


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The outbreak at Baker Lake, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, appears to be the first large die-off of wild birds from the disease in Illinois, wildlife biologist Chris Anchor said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

Our neighbor at the Stargazer, Monty Ashton, grew up nearby in Ely, Nev. His family came to scatter his uncle’s ashes up by Baker Lake.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2018

Jay Van Putten, a fisherman from Bow, said the salmon opportunities now available at Baker Lake and in Puget Sound are a relief to area fishermen.

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2016

The sockeye are native to Baker Lake and Baker River, but a dam completed in 1959 blocked fish passage, and since then fish have been trucked to the lake for spawning.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2014

Douglas with Constable Eyre and two natives left Fullerton for Chesterfield to look into rumours of a murder near Baker Lake.

From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by MacBeth, R. G. (Roderick George)