Whitefish River (Saskatchewan)

Whitefish River
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census Division No. 18
Part of Churchill River drainage basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - elevation 464 m (1,522 ft)
 - coordinates 55°53′08″N 105°11′27″W / 55.88556°N 105.19083°W / 55.88556; -105.19083
Mouth Rowe Lake
 - elevation 381 m (1,250 ft)
 - coordinates 55°42′56″N 105°21′31″W / 55.71556°N 105.35861°W / 55.71556; -105.35861Coordinates: 55°42′56″N 105°21′31″W / 55.71556°N 105.35861°W / 55.71556; -105.35861
Length 24 km (15 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Saskatchewan.
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The Whitefish River is a river in Census division No. 18 in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay and Churchill River drainage basins.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of 464 metres (1,522 ft) and flows south then northeast. It then heads southwest, and reaches its mouth at Rowe Lake at an elevation of 381 metres (1,250 ft), about 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of the community of La Ronge. The waters of Rowe Lake flow through Shadd Lake to Black Bear Island Lake on the Churchill River.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.


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