Sixteen Mile Lake: Approximately 3/4 mile long, 1/2 mile wide, sit-
uated one mile north of Fifteen Mile Lake. The shore growth is

Willow and alder against a coniferous forest backeround. In front Al.
of the deciduous growth are sedges and some hardhack Spiraea Douglasii.
The most abundant plant in the lake is a ponaweed Potamogeton
pusillus; other species noted were water buttercup, water smartweed .
and yellow pond lily. Most of the latter had been eaten recently by
beaver. There is little invertebrate life, the only animals taken
being a damselfly nymph and a water bug Sigara solensis (Hung). The
waterfowl population appeared to be limited to one brood of mallard.

"Beaver House Lake: Approximately 1/2 mile long, 1/4 mile wide,
situated about four miles south of Sixteen Mile Lake and the Quesnel-
Barkerville Road. It is surrounded by deep forest with Douglas fir
prominent on the surrounding ridge. The shores are hard with the
usual littoral growth of willow and alder. There is a fish popula-
tion of Kamloops trout, suckers, squawfish and lake shiners. Food
plants are not abundant, the species commonest along the shore being
the pondweed Potamogeton gramineus. No waterfowl were observed on
August 24.

Edy Lake: 3/4 mile long, 1/2 mile wide, situated one and a half
miles north of Sixteen Mile Lake with which it is connected, and
draining into the Cottonwood River through Fry Creek. This lake
is similar to those described above. It contains a population of
beaver and the surrounding alders and willows are dead from flood-
ing. A pair of loons were the only waterfowl seen there on August
ras)

Ten Mile Lake: 1 3/4 miles long, 1/2 to 1 mile wide, situated 10
miles north of Quesnel, and one mile east of the highway to Prince
George. This is a deep, hard-shored lake with the usual shore-
line vegetation of alder and willow. At many places are small
round-stem bulrush marshes and beds of horsetail or spike rush.

No waterfowl were seen from shore when this lake was visited on
June 20.