Seven Sisters Falls is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, Manitoba.[2]
Seven Sisters Falls | |
|---|---|
  Seven Sisters Falls Location of Whitemouth in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′19″N 96°00′54″W / 50.10528°N 96.01500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Eastman |
| Rural Municipality | Whitemouth |
| Established | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Provencher) | Ted Falk (CPC) |
| • MLA (Lac du Bonnet) | Wayne Ewasko |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 180[1] |
| estimated | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | rmwhitemouth.com |
It is the location of Manitoba Hydro's Seven Sisters Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Seven Sisters Falls". Eastman Tourism. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Seven Sisters Falls". Geographical Names Search. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls". Travel Manitoba - Facebook. March 24, 2017.
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