Owl River | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Owl River in Manitoba |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Northern |
Subdivision Type4: | Census division |
Subdivision Name4: | 23 |
Source1: | Fly Lake |
Source1 Coordinates: | 57.3969°N -94.5733°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 173m (568feet) |
Mouth: | Hudson Bay |
Mouth Coordinates: | 57.8458°N -92.7503°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
River System: | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
Tributaries Right: | Silcox Creek |
The Owl River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1] It flows from Fly Lake to Hudson Bay.[2]
The river is crossed at the community of Herchmer, the location of Herchmer railway station, by the Hudson Bay Railway. Herchmer railway station is served by the Via Rail Winnipeg – Churchill train.
A large portion of the river from its mouth upstream is part of Wapusk National Park.[3]
Silcox Creek is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[4] Its flows from David Wilson Lake to the Owl River as a right tributary.