Meat has no surface water outlet as the terrain rises on all sides of the lake.
Out of the west end of the lake, an easy 90 rod portage leads to Sprite , gaining 17' of elevation in a relatively gradual climb. A more rigorous carry heads out of the northeastern end of Meat, bound for Clark , to the northeast. This trail starts out with an easy grade, gaining 10' of elevation over the first half of its length, before dropping off steeply in a 33' descent to shore of Clark. Access to Meat was also once available by way of a 100 rod portage into the northeastern bay from the end of an old logging road. This old portage connected up with the Clark portage near its Meat Lake end and may still be visible as a fork heading south.