Whitefish River (Manitoba)

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Whitefish River
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Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Manitoba.
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Northern Region
Census Division No. 21
Physical characteristics
Source Rocky Lake
  coordinates 54°04′45″N101°33′18″W / 54.07917°N 101.55500°W / 54.07917; -101.55500
  elevation260 m (850 ft)
Mouth Saskatchewan River
  coordinates
53°51′00″N101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W / 53.85000; -101.38389 Coordinates: 53°51′00″N101°23′02″W / 53.85000°N 101.38389°W / 53.85000; -101.38389
  elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Length43 km (27 mi)

The Whitefish River is a river in Census Division 21 in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay and Nelson River drainage basins and is a left tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

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Course

The river begins at Rocky Lake and heads east to Root Lake. It then turns south, passes through Reader Lake, and reaches its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, just upstream of the community of Big Eddy Settlement and 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of The Pas, Manitoba.

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