Whitefish River (Manitoba)

Whitefish River
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Manitoba.
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern Region
Census Division	No. 21
Physical characteristics
Source	Rocky Lake
• coordinates	54°04′45″N 101°33′18″W
• elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Mouth	Saskatchewan River
• coordinates	53°51′00″N 101°23′02″W
• elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Length	43 km (27 mi)

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 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of The Pas, Manitoba.

Tributaries

• Red Rock Creek (left)
• Dinner Place Creek (right)
• Rocky Lake
  • Maria Creek

See also

• List of rivers of Manitoba

References

• "Whitefish River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
• "Topographic Map sheets 63F1, 63K3, 63K4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-08-19.