Meadow Portage, Manitoba

Meadow Portage is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 70 in the Canada 2006 Census.^[1]

Meadow Portage is the name of a two kilometer fur-trade era portage across the isthmus between Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba.^[2] The portage avoids a long river journey option. The river journey option is north via Long Island Bay to the West Waterhen River and Waterhen Lake, then a sharp turn south to the Waterhen River, a distance savings of about 70 km to Lake Manitoba.

References

^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Statistics Canada.
^ "Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada - Then and Now" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

51°40′01″N 99°36′29″W / 51.667°N 99.608°W / 51.667; -99.608

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[1] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Statistics Canada.

[2] "Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada - Then and Now" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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