Vamp Creek

River in Manitoba, Canada

Vamp Creek

Vamp Creek outlet into Mistik Creek

Location of Vamp Creek in Manitoba.

Etymology| Named after song
Location
Country| Canada
Province| Manitoba
Region| Northern Region
Physical characteristics
Source| Vamp Lake
• coordinates| 54°55′42″N 101°10′9″W﻿ / ﻿54.92833°N 101.16917°W﻿ / 54.92833; -101.16917
• elevation| 342 m (1,122 ft)
Mouth| Mistik Creek

• coordinates

| 54°44′26″N 101°22′18″W﻿ / ﻿54.74056°N 101.37167°W﻿ / 54.74056; -101.37167

• elevation

| 315 m (1,033 ft)
Length| 23.4 km (14.5 mi)
Basin features
River system| Nelson River drainage basin

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

## Description[edit]

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[edit]

"The Vamp"

Phil Harris Orchestra performing, 1932

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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[edit]

* List of rivers of Manitoba

## References[edit]

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.