Wekusko Falls Provincial Park

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Wekusko Falls Provincial Park
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Location of the park in Manitoba
Location Manitoba, Canada
Nearest city Snow Lake, Manitoba
Coordinates 54°47′35″N99°58′19″W / 54.79306°N 99.97194°W / 54.79306; -99.97194
Area88.23 hectares (218.0 acres) [1]
Established1974 (1974)

Wekusko Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park straddling the Grass River and Wekusko Lake, located in central Manitoba on Manitoba Provincial Road 392 near Snow Lake, Manitoba.

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It is also served by the Simonhouse station of the Keewatin Railway. [2]

Preceding station Keewatin Railway Following station
Cranberry Portage
toward Pukatawagan
The Pas–Pukatawagan Atik
toward The Pas
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Cranberry Portage
toward Flin Flon
Hudson Bay JunctionFlin Flon Atik

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References

  1. "Wekusko Falls Provincial Park Draft Management Plan" (PDF). Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, Parks and Natural Areas Branch.
  2. "Area 9 Map" (PDF). Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2023.