Whitefish River (Manitoba) Explained

Whitefish River
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Manitoba.
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Manitoba
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northern Region
Subdivision Type4:Census Division
Subdivision Name4:No. 21
Length:43km (27miles)
Source1:Rocky Lake
Source1 Coordinates:54.0792°N -101.555°W
Source1 Elevation:260m (850feet)
Mouth:Saskatchewan River
Mouth Coordinates:53.85°N -101.3839°W
Mouth Elevation:256m (840feet)

The Whitefish River is a river in Census Division 21 in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay and Nelson River drainage basins and is a left tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

Course

The river begins at Rocky Lake and heads east to Root Lake. It then turns south, passes through Reader Lake, and reaches its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, just upstream of the community of Big Eddy Settlement and 8km (05miles) west of The Pas, Manitoba.

Tributaries

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