Spirit Creek | |
Map: | Assiniboinerivermap.png |
Map Size: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Provinces |
Source1 Coordinates: | 51.7947°N -102.8987°W |
Mouth: | Good Spirit Lake |
Mouth Elevation: | 481m (1,578feet) |
River System: | Assiniboine River drainage basin |
Spirit Creek[1] is a river located in the Assiniboine River watershed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins east of Rama and flows south-east into the north end of Good Spirit Lake. Along its route, it crosses Highway 5 and the CN Railway 2miles west of Buchanan. Just over 2miles south of Buchanan, it crosses Highway 47 and flows into Patterson Lake.[2] From Patterson Lake, it empties into the north end of Good Spirit Lake.[3]
Near the mouth of the river is Bella Sands Resort,[4] Good Spirit Petting Zoo,[5] and the northern most point of Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park.[6] At the south end of Good Spirit Lake, there's a dam and an outflow channel. That channel flows eastward into a tributary of Whitesand River. Whitesand River continues eastward and meets up with the Assiniboine River.
Spirit Creek Reservoir is 2miles east of Rama along a tributary of Spirit Creek. The dam and reservoir were built in the 1920s by Canadian Northern Railway to provide steam locomotives with a water source. Later, it was owned and operated by the village of Rama. Most recently, Big Sky Farms owned the dam.[7]