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Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba

Coordinates: 50°06′19″N 96°00′54″W / 50.10528°N 96.01500°W / 50.10528; -96.01500
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Seven Sisters Falls
Seven Sisters Falls is located in Manitoba
Seven Sisters Falls
Seven Sisters Falls
Location of Whitemouth in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°06′19″N 96°00′54″W / 50.10528°N 96.01500°W / 50.10528; -96.01500
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
Rural MunicipalityWhitemouth
Established1929
Government
 • MP (Provencher)Ted Falk (CPC)
 • MLA (Lac du Bonnet)Wayne Ewasko
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 • Total180[1]
 estimated
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitermwhitemouth.com

Seven Sisters Falls is a community in Manitoba.[2] It is located in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth. It is the location of the Manitoba Hydro Seven Sisters Falls Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Seven Sisters Falls". Eastman Tourism. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. ^ http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/GAYUI Natural Resources Canada Geographical Names Search November 27, 2016
  3. ^ "Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls". Travel Manitoba - Facebook. 24 March 2017.