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Limestone River (Manitoba)

Coordinates: 56°30′54″N 94°7′11″W / 56.51500°N 94.11972°W / 56.51500; -94.11972
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Limestone River
Road sign for the Limestone River
Limestone River (Manitoba) is located in Manitoba
Limestone River (Manitoba)
Location of the mouth of Limestone River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern
Physical characteristics
SourceLimestone Lake
 • coordinates56°36′34″N 95°50′54″W / 56.60944°N 95.84833°W / 56.60944; -95.84833
 • elevation189 m (620 ft)
MouthNelson River
 • coordinates
56°30′54″N 94°7′11″W / 56.51500°N 94.11972°W / 56.51500; -94.11972
 • elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin

The Limestone River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1] Its flows from Sakawisew Bay on Limestone Lake to the Nelson River, just downstream from Limestone Generating Station and dam and adjacent to the Fox Lake Cree Nation and to the abandoned community of Sundance.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Limestone River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ^ "Limestone River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-28. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.
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