Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba Explained

Official Name:Seven Sisters Falls
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Whitemouth in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Manitoba
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Eastman
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Whitemouth
Leader Title:MP (Provencher)
Leader Name:Ted Falk (CPC)
Leader Title1:MLA (Lac du Bonnet)
Leader Name1:Wayne Ewasko
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1929
Population Note:estimated
Population Total:180[1]
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code:R0E 2G0
Coordinates:50.1053°N -96.015°W
Elevation M:268
Website:rmwhitemouth.com

Seven Sisters Falls is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, Manitoba.[2]

It is the location of Manitoba Hydro's Seven Sisters Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seven Sisters Falls . Eastman Tourism . December 17, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Seven Sisters Falls . Natural Resources Canada . Geographical Names Search . November 27, 2016.
  3. Web site: Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls . Travel Manitoba - Facebook . March 24, 2017.