White Gull Creek Explained

White Gull Creek
Map:Saskatchewan basin map.png
Map Size:250px
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Source1 Location:White Gull Lake
Source1 Coordinates:53.8953°N -105.0249°W
Mouth:Torch River
River System:Nelson River

White Gull Creek[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is White Gull Lake, near the south-western boundary of Narrow Hills Provincial Park[2] and near the southern slopes of the Cub Hills.[3] The river travels through boreal forest[4] and muskeg en route to its mouth at the Torch River. The Torch River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River as it flows into one of North America's largest inland fresh water deltas, the Saskatchewan River Delta.[5] There are no communities nor settlements along the river.

Description

White Gull Creek begins at White Gull Lake[6] in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District and flows in a south-easterly direction for about 150 kilometres until it meets up with the Torch River in the RM of Torch River No. 488. White Gull Lake, at 5.31m (17.42feet) deep and 1345.3ha in size,[7] [8] is located east of Candle Lake and south-west of Narrow Hills Provincial Park. For the first leg of White Gull Creek, it heads due east and is paralleled by Highway 120. At the point where the river starts to head south-east, Highway 120 turns course and heads north-east, crossing the river. Highway 106 crosses the river farther downstream. The forests along course of the river consist of jack pine, poplar, spruce, and willow and the geography consists of muskeg and rolling hills.[9]

Brook trout

Brook trout were first introduced to White Gull Creek in 1949 and, with subsequent plantings, became naturalised. The trout are continually being stocked biannually to supplement the naturalised population. Brook trout were first introduced to the Cub Hills in 1934 with the stocking of McDougal and Lost Echo Creeks. Since then, the fish have been introduced to 25 rivers in the hills with five of those rivers now supporting populations of naturalised, self-sustaining feral brook trout. The other rivers include Nipekamew Creek and Mossy River. All seven of Saskatchewan's trout species can be found in the Cub Hills.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place names - White Gull Creek. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: Narrow Hills Provincial Park . Tourism Saskatchewan . Saskatchewan Government.
  3. Web site: Place names - Cub Hills. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Boreal Plains Ecozone . ecozones . 17 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Sask River Delta Conservation Initiative . Sask River Delta . 17 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Place names - White Gull Lake. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: White Gull Lake Fishing Map . GPS nautical charts . Bist LLC . 17 February 2022.
  8. Web site: White Gull Lake . Angler's Atlas . Angler's Atlas . 17 February 2022.
  9. Web site: White Gull Creek, Saskatchewan Map . geodata . geodata.us . 17 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Trout Streams of the Cub Hills . environment.gov.sk . Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.