Brokenhead River
| Brokenhead River | |
|---|---|
 Two kayaks drift on the Brokenhead River in Manitoba, 5 June 2016 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Manitoba |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Manitoba |
| • coordinates | 49°36′26″N 96°19′36″W / 49.60722°N 96.32667°W |
| • elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Winnipeg |
• location | Manitoba |
• coordinates | 50°22′56″N 96°42′56″W / 50.38222°N 96.71556°W |
• elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Length | 107 km (66 mi) |
| [1][2] | |
The Brokenhead River is a river in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It flows north from its source in the Brokenhead Swamp[3] within Sandilands Provincial Forest,[4] to its mouth in Lake Winnipeg south of Stoney Point.[5][1]
The Brokenhead is navigable by canoe for much of its length.[6][7] Fishers based in the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation use the lower reaches of the river to access Lake Winnipeg.[8]
Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve preserves 66 hectares (160 acres) of river-bottom forest adjacent to the river in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.[9]
Hazel Creek joins the Brokenhead as a right tributary several miles north of PTH 15.[10] Bears Creek joins as a right tributary south of Mile 76 road N.[11] Beaver Creek joins as a left tributary south of PR 435.[12]
The river passes by the localities of:
- Nourse[13]
- Lydiatt[14]
- St. Ouens[15]
- Green Bay[16]
- Green Oak[17]
- Brokenhead[18]
- Dencross[19]
- Scanterbury[20]
The river is bridged by:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Brokenhead River)". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Place names - Brokenhead Swamp". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Manitoba's Forest Management Boundaries" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Stoney Point". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Burchill, Charles. "Day Tripping - 2016". home.cc.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Molinski, Dusty (2012). Through field and forest : a canoe companion for the Brokenhead River. Winnipeg: Dusty Molinski. ISBN 9781927371671.
- ^ "Southeast". cfmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Hazel Creek". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Bears Creek". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Beaver Creek". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Nourse". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Lydiatt". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - St. Ouens". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Green Bay". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Green Oak". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Brokenhead". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Dencross". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Place names - Scanterbury". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2019.