Silcox Creek

Silcox Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Northern
Census division 23
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source David Wilson Lake
 - elevation 187 m (614 ft)
 - coordinates 57°03′31″N 94°21′23″W / 57.05861°N 94.35639°W
Mouth Owl River
 - elevation 50 m (164 ft)
 - coordinates 57°35′26″N 93°33′33″W / 57.59056°N 93.55917°WCoordinates: 57°35′26″N 93°33′33″W / 57.59056°N 93.55917°W
Location of the mouth of Silcox Creek in Manitoba

Silcox Creek is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1] Its flows from David Wilson Lake to the Owl River as a right tributary. The Owl River flows to Hudson Bay.[2]

The eponymous settlement of Silcox with its Silcox railway station lies 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of the point where the creek is crossed by the Hudson Bay Railway. The station is served by the Via Rail Winnipeg – Churchill train.

See also

References

  1. "Silcox Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "Silcox Creek". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-07-06. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.