Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park

Last updated
Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park
Whitemouth Falls, Manitoba, Canada (28781263184).jpg
Canada Manitoba location map 2.svg
Red pog.svg
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest town Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba
Coordinates 50°6′38″N96°1′10″W / 50.11056°N 96.01944°W / 50.11056; -96.01944 Coordinates: 50°6′38″N96°1′10″W / 50.11056°N 96.01944°W / 50.11056; -96.01944 [1]
Area483.34 ha (1,194.4 acres)
Established1974
Governing bodyGovernment of Manitoba

Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park located where the Whitemouth River joins the Winnipeg River in Manitoba, Canada. [1] [2] It was designated as a Provincial Park in 1974. [2]

Contents

Significant archaeological assets are found within the park including three burial grounds. [3]

The Seven Sisters Generating Station built in 1931 on the Winnipeg River can be easily seen from the park. [4]

Angling is a popular park activity with catch including walleye, lake whitefish and northern pike. [4] Other fish present in the park waters include sauger, rock bass, yellow perch, catfish and mooneye. [4]

The park is 4.83 square kilometres (1.86 sq mi) in size. [2] Its boundaries were extended in 2007 to include an additional 4.3 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) of black spruce and tamarack bog on the north side of the Winnipeg River while reducing the area on the south side of the river by 1.21 square kilometres (0.47 sq mi). This removed some areas thought to be of lower ecological value while adding protection to habitat used by great gray owls. [4]

The park is located in the Pinawa ecodistrict within the Lake of the Woods ecoregion. [5] This ecoregion is part of the Boreal Shield ecozone. [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC) Largest ecozone in Canada, stretching from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland

The Boreal Shield Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is the largest ecozone in Canada. Covering 1.8 million square kilometres it covers almost 20% of Canada's landmass, stretching from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.

Geography of Manitoba

The geography of Manitoba addresses the easternmost of the three prairie Canadian provinces, located in the longitudinal centre of Canada. Manitoba borders on Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut to the north, and the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south. Although the border with Saskatchewan appears straight on large-scale maps, it actually has many right-angle corners that give the appearance of a slanted line. In elevation, Manitoba ranges from sea level on Hudson Bay to 2727 ft (831 m) on top of Baldy Mountain. The northern sixty percent of the province is on the Canadian Shield. The northernmost regions of Manitoba lie permafrost, and a section of tundra bordering Hudson Bay.

Boreal Plains Ecozone (CEC) An ecozone

The Boreal Plains Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a terrestrial ecozone in the western Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It also has minor extensions into northeastern British Columbia and south-central Northwest Territories. The region extends over 779,471 km2, of which 58,981 km2 is conserved.

Beaudry Provincial Park

Beaudry Provincial Park is an approximately 953.4-hectare (2,356-acre) park located along the Assiniboine River west of the town of Headingley, Manitoba.

Mistik Creek River in Manitoba, Canada

The Mistik Creek is a stream in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows.

Grass River (Manitoba) River in Manitoba, Canada

The Grass River is a historically important waterway in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It begins at the Cranberry Lakes approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Cranberry Portage and runs northeast 500 kilometres (310 mi) to its mouth on the Nelson River. The river was a critical route for earlier European explorers and was part of the "Upper Tract" of the fur trade into Canadian interior.

Birch Island Provincial Park is a remote provincial park located on Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada. The park is bordered on its western boundary by the Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest and on its eastern side by Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park.

Birch Point Provincial Park

Birch Point Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Buffalo Bay, Lake of the Woods in Manitoba, Canada., about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of Winnipeg. It is 13.1 hectares (0.051 sq mi) in size. It was designated as a Provincial Park in 1961.

Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a provincially designated protected area in Manitoba. It is located north of Lake Manitoba and west of Hwy 6. It was designated under the Manitoba Wildlife Act by the Government of Manitoba in 1974. It is 7,260 hectares (28.0 sq mi) in size. The WMA is named after 'Basket Lake', a shallow lake surrounded by marsh, located in its southern portion.

Camp Morton Provincial Park

Camp Morton Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Gimli. It is 250.23 hectares (0.9661 sq mi) in size. It was designated as a Provincial Park in 1974.

Grand Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park located in the Assiniboine River Valley in Manitoba, Canada about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Brandon. It is 26.19 hectares (0.1011 sq mi) in size. It was designated as a Provincial Park in 1961.

Bakers Narrows Provincial Park

Bakers Narrows Provincial Park is a provincial park south of Flin Flon in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is 145 hectares (0.56 sq mi) in size. It was designated as a provincial park in 1961.

Bell Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park on the north shore of Bell Lake in the Porcupine Provincial Forest, Manitoba, Canada. It is 4 hectares in size. It was designated as a provincial park in 1974.

Hnausa Beach Provincial Park is a Manitoba provincial park on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg north of Gimli, Manitoba. The beach within the park is named after the nearby community of Hnausa. Hnausa is an Old Icelandic word for a piece of turf. This part of Manitoba is known as New Iceland due to the significant Icelandic settlement of the area that began in 1875.

Lockport Provincial Park

Lockport Provincial Park is a Manitoba provincial park on the east shore of the Red River in the community of Lockport, Manitoba. It is 2.26 ha in size.

Manipogo Provincial Park is a provincial park on the shore of Lake Manitoba 50 km (31 mi), northeast of Dauphin, Manitoba. It is named after Manipogo, a lake monster reputed to live in the lake.

Netley Creek Provincial Park Provincial park in Manitoba

Netley Creek Provincial Park is a Manitoba provincial park on the west shore of the Red River north of Selkirk, Manitoba at the mouth of Netley Creek. It provides visitors with access to these waterways and adjacent Netley-Libau Marsh.

Armit Meadows Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located in Porcupine Provincial Forest, Manitoba, Canada. It was established in 2015 under the Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act. It is 2.63 square kilometres (1.02 sq mi) in size.

Goose Islands Provincial Park is a provincial park protecting the Goose Islands on Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada.

Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. The park is considered to be a Class Ib protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. It is 144.9 km2 (55.9 sq mi) in size.

References

  1. 1 2 "Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 1998. p. 186. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. Paul, Alexandra (25 August 2012). "Whitemouth Falls park plan sparks wrangling". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park Draft Management Plan" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 Smith, R.E; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. "Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes" (PDF). Agriculture Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ISBN   0-662-27446-6 . Retrieved 19 June 2019.