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Whitefish River (Manitoba)

Coordinates: 53°51′00″N 101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W / 53.85000; -101.38389
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Whitefish River
Whitefish River (Manitoba) is located in Manitoba
Whitefish River (Manitoba)
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Manitoba.
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern Region
Census DivisionNo. 21
Physical characteristics
SourceRocky Lake
 • coordinates54°04′45″N 101°33′18″W / 54.07917°N 101.55500°W / 54.07917; -101.55500
 • elevation260 m (850 ft)
MouthSaskatchewan River
 • coordinates
53°51′00″N 101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W / 53.85000; -101.38389
 • elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Length43 km (27 mi)

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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  • "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.