Overflowing River

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Overflowing River
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Map of the Nelson River drainage basin
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Location of river's mouth in Manitoba
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Overflowing River (Canada)
Location
Country Canada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
SourceOverflow Lake
  location RM of Hudson Bay No. 394, Saskatchewan
  coordinates 53°08′52″N102°29′00″W / 53.1479°N 102.4832°W / 53.1479; -102.4832
  elevation637 m (2,090 ft)
Mouth Overflowing Bay, Lake Winnipegosis
  location
Overflowing River Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Indian Reserve, Northern Manitoba
  coordinates
53°07′48″N101°05′01″W / 53.1301°N 101.0836°W / 53.1301; -101.0836
  elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Basin features
River system Nelson River
Tributaries 
  left
  • Leaf River
  • Ceba Creek
  • Chemong Creek
  • Rat Creek
  right
  • Teepee Creek
  • Senton River
WaterbodiesLeaf Lake

Overflowing River [1] is a river in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It begins in Saskatchewan at Overflow Lake [2] in the Pasquia Provincial Forest and flows in a generally eastward direction into Manitoba and then Lake Winnipegosis. The river traverses boreal forests and muskeg in the Boreal Plains Ecozone, moving from the Mid-Boreal Upland of the Pasquia Hills east to the Mid-Boreal Lowland. [3]

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Course

Overflowing River begins at the south end of Overflow Lake in the Pasquia Hills, just south of the southern boundary of Wildcat Hill Provincial Park. The river flows south out of the hills towards the town Hudson Bay, where it crosses Highway 2 and then turns east. A small provincial ecological reserve called Overflowing River Recreation Site is at the intersection of the river and Highway 2. [4] [5] From Highway 2 eastward, Overflowing River parallels the Red Deer River as it flows towards Manitoba. Once in Manitoba, Overflowing River continues eastward and then empties into Overflowing Bay at Lake Winnipegosis. [6] [7] At the river's mouth is the small community of Overflowing River, Overflowing River Provincial Park, [8] and Overflowing River Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Indian Reserve.

Tributaries

The tributaries of Overflowing River [9] from its headwaters to its mouth:

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Overflowing River include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, freshwater drum, common carp, and brown bullhead. [10] Overflowing River Provincial Park, which is accessed from Manitoba's Highway 10, provides access to the river for fishing. [11]

See also

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