Chänk’ǜa (Taye Lake) is on the old trail from Shadhäla (Champagne) to Hutshi. The Lake drains to Dǘ Chù (Mendenhall River), and it is the first of a series of lakes in the Hutshi valley. From Chänk’ǜa the trail leads to Män Däthäwa (Yellow Lake), Män Ts’ändü (Long Lake), Mürk’āy T’äwa (Gull Nest), and eventually to Chu Yäna Mǟn (Hutshi).

Native people used to spear pike fish at Chänk’ǜa in spring. From this lake the hunting trails led to Nambǖr and other mountains in the area.