Makwa Lake
Making Connections
- Portage Northwest, 5 rods, to Birl
- Portage North, 100 rods to Hoe
- Portage Northeast, 45 rods, to Elton
- Portage South, 65 rods, to pond, 90 rods to Panhandle
Maps
- Fisher
F-12, Little Sag, Tuscarora, Temperance Lakes
- McKenzie
8, Knife, Kekekabic Lake
Links
- DNR Lake No. 380147
- Lake Map No. C2273
- Lake Table No. 8C
- MDH Fish Consumption Advisory - N/A
- MPCA Water Quality - N/A
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Scale 1:21420
Full image approximately 2
miles square
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Description
Makwa is a deep, moderate-size lake
on the northeastern edge of the Boulder/Kawishiwi Loop, 12¾ miles
SSW of Gunflint Trail's End and 36¼ miles ENE of Ely. Over a mile
long and up to a quarter mile across, it covers 143 acres and is almost
75' deep. At its northeast end portages lead northwest 100 rods to Hoe,
and northeast 60 rods to Elton. From Makwa's southern
shore, a 65 rod portage, followed by a pond and then another 90 rod carry,
leads to Panhandle and beyond to the Kawishiwi River. To the west lies the
backcountry of the Humpback Lake Primitive
Management Area. Most of the surrounding forest dates back to the great
fire of 1875 which burned north beyond Ogishkemuncie, and west nearly to
Kekekabic.
Campsites
Makwa has three designated campsites,
all on the northern shore.
Planning Considerations
Makwa is a link in a chain of lakes running
from Little Saganaga south and west to
the Kawishiwi River, a chain which is itself a part of the great loop of
interior lakes arching up from Makwa over to Boulder, and then back southward
through Beaver to return to the slow moving Kawishiwi.
Wildlife
Makwa supports average populations of
Lake Trout (Salvelinus
namaycush) and Burbot (Lota
lota), above average populations of White Sucker (Catostomus
commersoni), and below average populations of Yellow Perch (Perca
flavescens) and Northern (Esox
lucius), according to DNR surveys.
Notes and Comments
The name is derived from the Ojibwe makwâ,
"bear".
Last updated on 11 April, 2004
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