Gods River Explained

Gods River
Pushpin Map:Manitoba#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Gods River in Manitoba
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Manitoba
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northern
Source1:Gods Lake
Source1 Coordinates:54.8411°N -94.095°W
Source1 Elevation:178m (584feet)[1]
Mouth:Hayes River
Mouth Coordinates:56.3722°N -92.8486°W
Mouth Elevation:25m (82feet)[2]
River System:Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries Left:Yakaw River

The Gods River is a remote wilderness river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Its flows from its source at Gods Lake to its mouth at the Hayes River. The Hayes River flows to Hudson Bay.

The First Nations communities of Gods River (Manto Sipi Cree Nation) and Shamattawa are located at the river's source and at the confluence with the Echoing River respectively.

Tributaries

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manitoba – Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres) . 2008-11-24 . The Atlas of Canada – Lakes . . 2008-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081108024149/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/lakes.html#manitoba . November 8, 2008 . mdy .
  2. Web site: Google Earth. 2020-11-04.