Owl River (Manitoba) Explained

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]

Tributaries

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. GAUSB. Owl River. 2012-07-06.
  2. Web site: Owl River. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. . 2012-07-06. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.
  3. Map 17. PDF. Official road map of Manitoba. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. 2010. 2012-07-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006164034/http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/map/pdf/map17.pdf. 2012-10-06.
  4. GAZFY. Silcox Creek. 2012-07-06.