Mainstay Lake
| Mainstay Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 7°14′00″N 58°32′00″W / 7.233333°N 58.53333°WCoordinates: 7°14′00″N 58°32′00″W / 7.233333°N 58.53333°W |
| Basin countries | Guyana |
| Max. length | 193 mi (311 km) |
| Max. width | 53 mi (85 km) |
| Surface area | 7,540 sq mi (19,500 km2) |
| Average depth | 283 ft (86 m) |
Mainstay Lake is a lake in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, near the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, 19 km north of Adventure. There is a half-mile stretch of white sand at the edge of the lake.
A resort has been built next to the lake, a forty-five minute journey by car inland from Anna Regina, or through the resort on a twenty-minute flight from Georgetown to the resort’s airstrip.
Mainstay Lake hosts an annual regatta.
Whyaka is a thirteen square-mile Amerindian community where mostly Arawaks live. Arawaks were the first to inhabit the Mainstay area. They called it ‘Quacabuka’ meaning ‘in-between'.