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Lake in Newfoundland, Canada This article is about the lake. For the town, see Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador. For other uses, see Deer Lake (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Deer Lake" Newfoundland and Labrador – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Deer LakeQalipue'katik (Mi'kmaq)Deer LakeLocationNewfoundland, CanadaCoordinates49°05′33″N 57°34′22″W / 49.0925°N 57.5728°W / 49.0925; -57.5728Primary inflowsupper Humber RiverPrimary outflowslower Humber RiverBasin countriesCanadaSettlementsDeer Lake, Pasadena Deer Lake is a lake situated in the western part of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Its name is derived from the nickname European settlers to the Humber River valley gave to the Woodland Caribou, who termed these animals "deer". The town of Deer Lake is situated on the northeastern shore of the lake at the outlet of the upper Humber River. The lower Humber River drains Deer Lake near the village of Little Rapids. Deer Lake is approximately 50km northeast of Corner Brook.