Little Saskatchewan River

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Little Saskatchewan River
Data
location Manitoba (Canada)
River system Nelson River
Drain over Assiniboine River  → Red River of the North  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
origin Whitewater Lake
50 ° 48 '34 "  N , 100 ° 22' 10"  W.
Source height approx.  590  m
muzzle 10 km west of Brandon in the Assiniboine River Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 18 "  N , 100 ° 7 ′ 12"  W 49 ° 52 ′ 18 "  N , 100 ° 7 ′ 12"  W

length approx. 185 km
Catchment area approx. 4000 km²
Discharge at the Rivers
A Eo gauge : 3910 km²
MQ 1944/1996
Mq 1944/1996
4.5 m³ / s
1.2 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Lake Audy, Lake Wahtopanah
Reservoirs flowed through Minnedosa Lake , Rapid City Reservoir
Communities Keeseekoowenin , Minnedosa , Rapid City , Rivers

The Little Saskatchewan River is a left tributary of the Assiniboine River in the Canadian province of Manitoba .

The river has its origin in Whitewater Lake . It flows in a predominantly southerly direction through southwest Manitoba. He passes the places Keeseekoowenin , Minnedosa , Rapid City and Rivers . The outflow-regulated lake Lake Wahtopanah is located at the lower reaches . 10 km west of Brandon , the Little Saskatchewan River flows into the Assiniboine River .

The Little Saskatchewan River has a length of about 185 km. Its catchment area covers around 4000 km². At the gauge near Rivers, the mean discharge is 4.5 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. Little Saskatchewan River at the Rivers gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET