Etomami River

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Etomami River
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Etomami River (Saskatchewan)
Location
CountryCanada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
SourceEtomami Lake
  coordinates 52°15′20″N102°39′4″W / 52.25556°N 102.65111°W / 52.25556; -102.65111
  elevation524 metres
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 Coordinates: 52°49′40″N102°22′17″W / 52.82778°N 102.37139°W / 52.82778; -102.37139
  elevation
363 metres
Basin features
River system Red Deer River drainage basin
Tributaries 
  left Piwei River, Shand Creek, Boundary Creek
  right Pepaw River, Loiselle Creek

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 begins at the north end of 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] Its 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. [3]

Upstream from the park along the river and Highway 9 is Dagg Creek Recreation Site (52°38′30″N, 102°24′9″W), [4] 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

Etomami Lake

Etomami Lake (52°15′20″N, 102°39′4″W) [5] is located in a valley in the Porcupine Hills. On the south of the lake is a swampy area that divides the Red Deer River drainage basin and the Assiniboine River drainage basin. On the south side of this swamp is Lilian Lake, which is the source of the Lilian River. The Lilian River is a tributary of the Assiniboine River and this swamp acts as a natural portage between the two drainage basins.

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References

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