Wolf River (Manitoba)

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Wolf River
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Census division No. 22
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
SourceHawkins Lake
 - elevation186 m (610 ft)
 - coordinates 54°44′36″N94°43′20″W / 54.74333°N 94.72222°W / 54.74333; -94.72222
Mouth Knee Lake on the Hayes River
 - elevation175 m (574 ft)
 - coordinates 54°54′40″N94°40′40″W / 54.91111°N 94.67778°W / 54.91111; -94.67778 Coordinates: 54°54′40″N94°40′40″W / 54.91111°N 94.67778°W / 54.91111; -94.67778
Length21 km (13 mi)
Canada Manitoba location map 2.svg
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Location of the mouth of the Wolf River in Manitoba

The Wolf River is a river in census division No. 22 in Manitoba, Canada. [1] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Hayes River.

River Natural flowing watercourse

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Census geographic units of Canada term used in Canada

The census geographic units of Canada are the administrative divisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's five-yearly census. They exist on four levels: the top-level (first-level) divisions are Canada's provinces and territories; these are divided into second-level census divisions, which in turn are divided into third-level census subdivisions and fourth-level dissemination areas.

Division No. 22, Manitoba census division of Canada

Division No. 22, also informally known as Thompson-North Central, is a census division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.Located in Northern Region of Manitoba, and begins at the 53rd Parallel is known as Norman region denoting the start of Northern Manitoba.

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Course

The river begins at Hawkins Lake and heads northeast to Bayly Lake. From Bayley Lake, one can make a short portage east to Bayly Bay on Gods Lake, source of the Gods River. The Wolf River then heads north to Fishing Eagle Lake, then turns west and reaches its mouth on the east side of Knee Lake. Knee Lake empties via the Hayes River to Hudson Bay. Knee Lake Airport and Knee Lake Water Aerodrome are 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) from the river mouth respectively on the opposite shore of Knee Lake

Portage carrying water craft or cargo over land

Portage or portaging is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a portage.

Gods Lake lake in Manitoba, Canada

Gods Lake is a lake in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The lake covers an area of 1,151 square kilometres (444 sq mi), making it the 7th largest lake in the province. It lies north of Island Lake at an elevation of 178 metres (584 ft), approximately 280 kilometres (174 mi) east of Thompson, Manitoba. It has a shore length of 474 kilometres (295 mi). It drains north through Gods River into the Hayes River.

Gods River river in Canada

The Gods River is a remote wilderness river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Its flows from its source at Gods Lake to its mouth at the Hayes River. The Hayes River flows to Hudson Bay.

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Bolton River (Manitoba) river in Canada

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Mink River (Manitoba) river in Canada

The Mink River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. It is about 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) long and begins at Aswapiswanan Lake at an elevation of 186 metres (610 ft). The river takes in one significant tributary, an unnamed river from the Colen Lakes, from the left at 54°29′57″N95°13′06″W before emptying into Touchwood Lake at an elevation of 184 metres (604 ft). The Mink River's waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Aswapiswanan Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 22 kilometres (14 mi) long and 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 186 metres (610 ft). The primary inflows from west to east are the Hungry River, Porcupine Creek, the Bolton River and the Joint River. The primary outflow is the Mink River. The lake's waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Musketasonan Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long and 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 249 metres (817 ft). It is the source of the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Touchwood Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) long and 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 184 metres (604 ft). The primary inflows are the Mink River, Wanless Creek, and the Wapawukaw River, and the primary outflow is a channel to Vermilyea Lake. The lake's waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Vermilyea Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. It is shaped like the letter "L" on its side, is about 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) long and 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) wide, and lies at an elevation of 184 metres (604 ft). The primary inflow is a channel from Touchwood Lake, and the primary outflows are the twin channels of the Wesachewan River to Gods Lake. The lake's waters eventually flow via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Wesachewan River river in Canada

The Wesachewan River is a short river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. It flows 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) out of Vermilyea Lake via twin channels which combine at 54°30′31″N94°44′28″W, then flows over the Namaykos Rapids, and empties into Wesachewan Bay on Gods Lake. The main channel from Vermilyea Lake is the east channel, given as the primary source in the Infobox at right, which is straighter and 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) shorter than its twin, the west channel, given as the secondary source. The length of the river given in the Infobox is the length using the shorter east channel.

Little Bolton Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 224 metres (735 ft). The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Bolton Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is at an elevation of 212 metres (696 ft); the main body of the lake is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide, but an arm extends a further 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) for a total width of 19 km as well. The primary inflows are the Bolton River from the west and the Nikik River from the south, and the primary outflow is Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Kakwusis Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long and 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 208 metres (682 ft). The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Rushforth Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and via the Gods River and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay.

Boyne River (Manitoba) river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Manitoba, Canada

The Boyne River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Central Plains and Pembina Valley Regions of Manitoba, Canada.

Whitefish River (Manitoba) river in Census Division 21 in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada

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.

The Fox River is a river in northern Manitoba, Canada. It flows east-northeast parallel to and between the Nelson River to the north and the Hayes River to the south. It joins the Hayes about 121 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of its mouth on Hudson Bay. About 121 kilometres (75 mi) above its juncture with the Hayes it splits with the southern branch being the Bigstone River. At the head of the Bigstone is Utik or Deer Lake from which it is possible to cross to Cross Lake on the Nelson. This route was part of the "Middle Tract" used by smaller Indian canoes to bring furs to the Hudson's Bay Company posts of Hudson Bay.

References

  1. "Wolf River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-10-29.

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