According to local report it is filled with water in early spring.
On May 25 about half of the meadow was under water, and several
deep pools persisted through the summer It is reported to be a
feeding ground for Canada geese but none was seen there in spring
nor on September 1 when the lake was again visited. Water birds
noted on May 15 were: Wilson snipe--at least two pair nesting;
greater yellowlegs--l pair; pectoral sandpiper--15; black tern--2.
No water birds of any kind were observed on September 1.

Puntataenkut Creek, north of the Nazko Road: For two miles or so
north of the Nazko Road, Puntataenkut Creek flows sluggishly through

a wide meadow (Fig. 7); below this it follows a wooded valley to
Puntataenkut Lake two miles or so to the southeast. Near the upper
end of the meadow the creek expands into a shallow lake, approximately
three-quarters of a mile long and half a mile wide, known locally as
"Bouchie Lake," (Fig. 8.) (This name is pre-empted by another lake
six miles west of Quesnel.) . The meadow is covered with grasses and
sedges including a large amount of Carex aquatilis, and with dense
thickets of willow and dwarf birch. On May 15 the sedges showed green
where parts of the marsh had been burned; on May 31, the plants, 14
inches or more in height, were in flower. It is not possible to wade
this marsh except in a few places; alongside the creek it becomes a
floating bog. The narrow parts of the creek are choked with drifted
masses of water arum Calla palustris, and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla

palustris.

The lake is shallow, the water clear over a predominantly marl
bottom. The shore, except for some hard places along the east side,
is boggy and covered with sedges. Along the soft shores, growing on
comparatively hard bottom, is an almost continuous marsh of horse-
tail, the plants about 18 inches in height on May 31. There are no
bulrushes either in the lake or along the creek. The greater part
of the lake's surface is hidden by a dense growth of pond lily
Nuphar variegatum, here characterized by large orange-brown blossoms
and stout, fleshy stems terminating in broad leaves, the majority
erect. This massed growth provides thick cover in which it is dif-
ficult to detect any birds that may be occupying it.

There is little submerged flora, the only species observed
being the pondweeds Potamogeton natans and P. nodosus and a bladder-
wort Utricularia sp., both in small amounts. The invertebrate popu-
lation in the horsetail marsh, and in the vegetation along the boggy
shore, is rich and varied. Amphipods Gammarus limnaeus, clams, leeches,
water bugs Callicorixa sp., aquatic insect nymphs and larvae including
bloodworms Chironomus sp., caddis Tricoptera, Dytiscus sp., mayflies
Ephemerida damselflies and dragonflies were all abundant.

The following census was taken on May 31: Canada goose, & pair;
mallard, 35+; baldpate, 1 pair; green-winged teal, 1 pairs; cinnamon