Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba

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Seven Sisters Falls
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Seven Sisters Falls
Location of Whitemouth in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°06′19″N96°00′54″W / 50.10528°N 96.01500°W / 50.10528; -96.01500
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Eastman
Rural Municipality Whitemouth
Established1929
Government
   MP (Provencher) Ted Falk (CPC)
   MLA (Lac du Bonnet) Wayne Ewasko
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
  Total180 [1]
 estimated
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Website rmwhitemouth.com

Seven Sisters Falls is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, Manitoba. [2]

It is the location of Manitoba Hydro's Seven Sisters Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam. [3]

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References

  1. "Seven Sisters Falls". Eastman Tourism. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. "Seven Sisters Falls". Geographical Names Search. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. "Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls". Travel Manitoba - Facebook. March 24, 2017.