Whitefish River (Saskatchewan)

Whitefish River
Churchill River drainage basin
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Saskatchewan.
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census Division	No. 18
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed lake
• coordinates	55°53′08″N 105°11′27″W
• elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Mouth	Rowe Lake
• coordinates	55°42′56″N 105°21′31″W
• elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Basin features
River system	Churchill River drainage basin
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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

• List of rivers of Saskatchewan
• Hudson Bay drainage basin

References

1. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 29 August 2014.

• "Whitefish River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
• "Topographic Map sheets 73P11, 73P14". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.