Whitefish River (Manitoba)

Whitefish River
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Northern Region
Census Division No. 21
Source Rocky Lake
 - elevation 260 m (853 ft)
 - coordinates 54°04′45″N 101°33′18″W / 54.07917°N 101.55500°W / 54.07917; -101.55500
Mouth Saskatchewan River
 - elevation 256 m (840 ft)
 - coordinates 53°51′00″N 101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W / 53.85000; -101.38389Coordinates: 53°51′00″N 101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W / 53.85000; -101.38389
Length 43 km (27 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Manitoba.

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.

Course

The 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

  • Red Rock Creek (left)
  • Dinner Place Creek (right)
  • Rocky Lake
    • Maria Creek

See also

References

  • "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.


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