The Whitefish River is a river in Census Division 21 in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay and Nelson River drainage basins and is a left tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
Whitefish River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Northern Region |
Census Division | No. 21 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Rocky Lake |
• coordinates | 54°04′45″N 101°33′18″W / 54.07917°N 101.55500°W |
• elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Mouth | Saskatchewan River |
• coordinates | 53°51′00″N 101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W |
• elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
Course
editThe river begins at Rocky Lake and heads east to Root Lake. It then turns south, passes through Reader Lake, and reaches its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, just upstream of the community of Big Eddy Settlement and 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of The Pas, Manitoba.
Tributaries
edit- Red Rock Creek (left)
- Dinner Place Creek (right)
- Rocky Lake
- Maria Creek
See also
editReferences
edit- "Whitefish River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- "Topographic Map sheets 63F1, 63K3, 63K4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-08-19.