Mud Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador


Mud Lake is a small unincorporated community in central Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 50 as of 2016, a drop of 4 individuals from 2011. The town is not accessible by road. It is usually reached by crossing the Churchill River by boat or snowmobile.

Notable people

, writer, was born there in 1902. Her son Joseph Goudie, a politician and former broadcaster, was born there in 1939.

Flooding

In May 2017, the town was affected by severe flooding and its residents were evacuated to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Many residents have planned a lawsuit against Nalcor Energy, the company behind the Lower Churchill Project upstream from the town which is alleged to have caused the flooding.
As of June 2017, the residents are living at CFB Goose Bay.