Etomami River

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Etomami River
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Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
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Etomami River (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
Source Etomami Lake
  coordinates 52°15′20″N102°39′4″W / 52.25556°N 102.65111°W / 52.25556; -102.65111
  elevation524 m (1,719 ft)
Mouth Red Deer River
  location
Hudson Bay Regional Park
  coordinates
52°49′40″N102°22′17″W / 52.82778°N 102.37139°W / 52.82778; -102.37139
  elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Basin features
River system Red Deer River drainage basin
Tributaries 
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Etomami River [1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river originates in the Porcupine Hills and flows northward towards the town of Hudson Bay and into the Red Deer River. "Etomami" is a First Nations word that means "a place that three rivers join". It is in reference to the spot along the Red Deer River where the mouths of the Etomami and Fir Rivers meet the Red Deer River.

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Description

The river's source is at the north end of the bifurcating Etomami Lake in the RM of Preeceville No. 334 and flows northward through a deep-cut valley into the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 following the Canadian National Railway and Highway 9. [2] The south end of the lake is the source of the Lilian River, which flows south into the Assiniboine River. In 1691, Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer Henry Kelsey traversed the length of the Etomami River while in search of a route to the aspen parkland region. Following a trail known to be used by the local Indigenous peoples, at Etomami Lake, he crossed over to the Lilian River system. [3] Etomami River's mouth is located on the Red Deer River on the south side of the town of Hudson Bay in the Hudson Bay Regional Park. The regional park itself is the site of an historical North West Company fur trading fort called Fort Red Deer River. [4]

Upstream from the park along the river and Highway 9 is Dagg Creek Recreation Site, [5] The site has campsites, picnicking, and access to the river.

Tributaries

As the Etomami River flows northward, it is joined by several other rivers and creeks.

Etomami River mainstem

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References

  1. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Etomami River". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
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  4. "Hudson Bay". Sask Regional Parks. Sask Regional Parks. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Dagg Creek Recreation Site". www4.rncan.gc.ca.