Gainsborough Creek
Encyclopedia
Gainsborough Creek is a tributary
of the Souris River
in southeastern Saskatchewan
and southwestern Manitoba
.
Communities on or near the waterway are Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
and Pierson, Manitoba
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Souris River
Souris River
The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. It is about 700 km in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Marshes north of Weyburn, Saskatchewan...
in southeastern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and southwestern Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
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Communities on or near the waterway are Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
-Notable people:* Dr William G. Hobbs, a former physician in the Gainsborough Union Hospital , did a painting of the main street of the town entitled "40 Below Zero" that won a national contest in 1978...
and Pierson, Manitoba
Pierson, Manitoba
Pierson is a community located in the Rural Municipality of Edward in southwestern Manitoba. Pierson is home to the Carnival of Crafts which averages an attendance of 1700 people. This event takes place at the Edward Sports Center on the first Saturday in October.-Climate:-External links:*...
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