Tarfu Lake is a lake of Yukon, Canada. The lake is both fed and drained by Tarfu Creek.[1] The name is from WWII-era Military slang, an acronym for Things Are Really Fouled Up.[2]

Tarfu Lake
Tarfu Lake is located in Yukon
Tarfu Lake
Tarfu Lake
LocationYukon
Coordinates60°3′29.4″N 133°43′58.2″W / 60.058167°N 133.732833°W / 60.058167; -133.732833
Primary inflowsTarfu Creek
Primary outflowsTarfu Creek
Basin countriesCanada

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  1. ^ "Tarfu Creek, YT". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780802047250.