List of Manitoba rivers
Encyclopedia
This is a list of river
s, creeks, and stream
s in the province of Manitoba
, Canada
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River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s, creeks, and stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
s in the province of 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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Watersheds
The entire province of Manitoba is within the Hudson Bay drainage basin:- Nelson RiverNelson RiverThe Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is , it has mean discharge of , and has a drainage basin of , of which is in the United States...
- Lake WinnipegLake WinnipegLake Winnipeg is a large, lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, with its southern tip about north of the city of Winnipeg...
watershed- Winnipeg RiverWinnipeg RiverThe Winnipeg River is a Canadian river which flows from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its watershed is in area, mainly in Canada. About of this area is in northern...
- Red RiverRed River of the NorthThe Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...
- Assiniboine RiverAssiniboine RiverThe Assiniboine River is a river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River. The Assiniboine is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley in some places and a steep valley in...
- Qu'Appelle RiverQu'Appelle RiverThe Qu'Appelle River is a Canadian river that flows 430 km east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare....
- Souris RiverSouris RiverThe 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...
- Qu'Appelle River
- Assiniboine River
- Saskatchewan RiverSaskatchewan RiverThe Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada, approximately long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg...
- Lake WinnipegosisLake WinnipegosisLake Winnipegosis is a large lake in central North America, in Manitoba, Canada, some 300 km northwest of Winnipeg. It is Canada's eleventh-largest lake...
watershed
- Lake Winnipegosis
- Winnipeg River
- Lake Winnipeg
List of rivers
- Antler RiverAntler RiverThe Antler River is located in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan in Canada.It is a tributary of the Souris River basin.-See also:*List of rivers of Manitoba*List of rivers of Saskatchewan...
- Assiniboine RiverAssiniboine RiverThe Assiniboine River is a river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River. The Assiniboine is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley in some places and a steep valley in...
- Boyne RiverBoyne River (Manitoba)The Boyne River is a river in the Nelson River drainage basin in the Central Plains and Pembina Valley Regions of Manitoba, Canada.-Course:The river begins in the Pembina Hills in a field in the Rural Municipality of South Norfolk in Central Plains Region, about northwest of the village of...
- Carrot RiverCarrot RiverThe Carrot River is a river in northeastern Saskatchewan, and northwestern Manitoba. The river begins at Waterhen Marsh located south of Kinistino, Saskatchewan and continues through northeast Saskatchewan until it empties into the Saskatchewan River north-west of The Pas, Manitoba.The Carrot...
- Churchill RiverChurchill River (Hudson Bay)The Churchill River is a major river in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. From the head of the Churchill Lake it is 1,609 km long. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691...
- Berens RiverBerens RiverThe Berens River is a river in the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. It flows west from an unnamed lake in Kenora District, Ontario and discharges its waters into Lake Winnipeg near the village and First Nation of Berens River, Manitoba...
- Bigstone River
- Bird (Oiseau) River
- Bloodvein RiverBloodvein RiverThe Bloodvein River is a pristine river on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. This wilderness area has no logging roads, mines, or hydro developments nearby. Many native locals and tourists enjoy canoeing and fishing in this remote and clean river...
- Burntwood RiverBurntwood RiverThe Burntwood River is a river in northeast Manitoba, Canada between the Churchill River and the Nelson River. Outsiders may know it as the river that passes through Thompson, Manitoba. It is over 200 miles long and flows mostly east to join the Nelson River at Split Lake, Manitoba. Near its...
- Caribou RiverCaribou River-See also:*List of rivers of Minnesota-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota...
- Cobham River
- Cochrane River
- Dauphin RiverDauphin RiverThe Dauphin River is a river of Manitoba, Canada. The Dauphin is part of the connection from Lake Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg. The Fairford River flows from Portage Bay in Lake Manitoba through to Lake St. Martin then the Dauphin River continues northeastward from Lake St. Martin into Lake Winnipeg....
- Echoing RiverEchoing RiverThe Echoing River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. Its flows from its source at Echoing Lake in Unorganized Kenora District, Northwestern Ontario to its mouth at the Gods River in Northern Manitoba...
- Fisher River
- Fox RiverFox River (Manitoba)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 75 miles southeast of its mouth on Hudson Bay. Seventy five or so miles above its juncture with the Hayes...
- Gods RiverGods RiverGods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada and the location of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point of outflow of the Gods River....
- Grass River
- Gunisao River
- Hayes RiverHayes RiverThe Hayes River is a river in Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada that flows from Molson Lake to Hudson Bay at York Factory. It was an historically important river in the development of Canada, and is today a Canadian Heritage River and the longest naturally flowing river in Manitoba.-Course:The...
- Hoplin River
- Hughes River
- Joe RiverJoe RiverThe Joe River is a tributary of the Red River of the North that flows through Minnesota in the United States and Manitoba in Canada. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the Hudson Bay watershed.-References:*...
- Keewatin River
- La Salle RiverLa Salle RiverThe La Salle is a river in Manitoba, with its source near Portage La Prairie and terminating in the Red River in Saint Norbert . The La Salle River flows mainly through agricultural land. It is a slow-moving, meandering prairie river with variable depth...
- Lee RiverLee RiverLee River may refer to:* Lee River, New Zealand* Lee River in Canada* Lee River * Lee River or Lees River in Massachusetts, United States...
- Little Black River
- Little Saskatchewan RiverLittle Saskatchewan RiverThe Little Saskatchewan River is a river in western Manitoba. It originates in Riding Mountain National Park at Lake Audy and flows about south through the communities of Minnedosa and Rapid City. Its approximate length is 185 km. It joins the Assiniboine River about west of Brandon. The...
- Nelson RiverNelson RiverThe Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is , it has mean discharge of , and has a drainage basin of , of which is in the United States...
- Pembina RiverPembina River (North Dakota)The Pembina River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, approximately long, in southern Manitoba in Canada and northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It drains an area of the prairie country along the U.S.-Canada border, threading the Manitoba-North Dakota border eastward to the...
- Pidgeon River
- Poplar RiverPoplar River (Manitoba)Poplar River runs towards the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg, in Manitoba, Canada. This river, which flows west into Lake Winnipeg, has a watershed beginning near the Manitoba and Ontario border...
- Qu'Appelle RiverQu'Appelle RiverThe Qu'Appelle River is a Canadian river that flows 430 km east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare....
- Rat RiverRat RiverThe Raţ River is a tributary of the Ier River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
- Red RiverRed River of the NorthThe Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...
- Red Sucker River
- Rolling RiverRolling RiverThe Rolling River is a short river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is formed by the confluence of several streams - Nuggety Creek, Blue Creek, and Granny Creek - and flows north to reach the Wangapeka River 12 kilometres north of Mount Owen.-References:...
- Roseau River
- Saskatchewan RiverSaskatchewan RiverThe Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada, approximately long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg...
- Seal RiverSeal RiverThe Seal River is a river in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. It travels from Shethanei Lake to the Hudson Bay. The river was nominated for the Canadian Heritage Rivers System in 1987 and was officially listed in 1992.-Geography:...
- Seine RiverSeine River (Manitoba)The Seine is a river that runs through the southeastern section of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is one of the four rivers of the city of Winnipeg, and a tributary of the Red River....
- Souris RiverSouris RiverThe 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...
- South Knife River
- Sturgeon RiverSturgeon River (Manitoba)The Sturgeon River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. It flows west from its source in Unorganized Kenora District, Northwestern Ontario, through Sturgeon Lake, and takes in the right tributary Hayhurst River just before reaching its mouth at the Echoing...
- Stupart River
- Swan RiverSwan River, Manitoba-Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola...
- Whitemouth RiverWhitemouth RiverThe Whitemouth River is located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The mouth of the river empties into the Winnipeg River system. The Whitemouth River begins in a remote forested area just north of the border between the United States of America and Canada. Whitemouth Lake feeds the river year...
- Whitemud RiverWhitemud RiverThe Whitemud River is a small highly meandering river in southwest Manitoba. It begins at the junction of Stony Creek and Boggy Creek in Neepawa and flows east to Arden, Gladstone, Westbourne and discharges into Lake Manitoba at Lynchs Point...
- Whiteshell RiverWhiteshell RiverWhiteshell River is one of the major rivers in Whiteshell Provincial Park, located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, near the Ontario border. This river is close to some petroform sites that are about 2000 years old or older...
- Winnipeg RiverWinnipeg RiverThe Winnipeg River is a Canadian river which flows from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its watershed is in area, mainly in Canada. About of this area is in northern...
See also
- Rivers of Canada
- Tributaries of Hudson Bay
- Rivers of the Americas