Piwei River

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Piwei River
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Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
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Piwei River (Saskatchewan)
Location
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Provinces
Rural municipality RM of Hudson Bay No. 394
Physical characteristics
Source Porcupine Hills
  locationPiwei Lakes
  coordinates 52°32′11″N103°09′29″W / 52.5365°N 103.1580°W / 52.5365; -103.1580
  elevation511 m (1,677 ft)
Mouth Etomami River
  coordinates
52°26′01″N102°40′49″W / 52.4336°N 102.6802°W / 52.4336; -102.6802
  elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Basin features
River system Red Deer River
Tributaries 
  rightBig Valley Creek, Ravina Creek, Cameron Creek, Gara Creek

Piwei River [1] is a river in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest [2] ecozone of Canada. It begins at the western end of the Porcupine Hills at Piwei Lakes and heads in an easterly direction through a glacier-formed valley and into the Etomami River, which is a tributary of the Red Deer River. [3]

Contents

The river is accessed from Highways 984 and 983. Save for a small recreation park on the river's north bank, there are no communities nor settlements along its course. Big Valley Lake Ecological Reserve, [4] one of Saskatchewan's Representative Area Ecological Reserves, is in Piwei River's watershed upstream along Big Valley Creek's course on the shore of Big Valley Lake. [5] [6]

Course

Piwei River begins south of the town of Porcupine Plain at an elevation of 511 m (1,677 ft) in a chain of several lakes called the Piwei Lakes [7] at the western end of the Porcupine Hills. From the lakes, it heads east through the Porcupine Provincial Forest and glacier-formed valleys en route to its terminus at the Etomami River. The valley that the river follows continues east past Etomami River and is a natural portage to the Pepaw River, which follows that same valley farther east. [8]

Tributaries

Piwei River Recreation Site

Piwei River Recreation Site ( 52°29′03″N102°59′18″W / 52.4843°N 102.9883°W / 52.4843; -102.9883 ) [9] is a recreation site located on the north bank of Piwei River, just downstream from the Piwei Lakes. It is about 8 ha (20 acres) in size and 509 metres (1,670 ft) above sea level. The park facilities include an access to snowmobile trails, a warm up shelter, and access to the river. Accessed to the park is from Highway 984. [10] [11]

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References

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