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Churchill River (electoral District)
Churchill River may refer to: *Churchill River (Hudson Bay), which runs through Saskatchewan and Manitoba and drains into Hudson Bay ** Little Churchill River, in Manitoba and a tributary of the Churchill River *Churchill River (Atlantic) The Churchill River, formerly known by #Names, other names, is a rivers of Canada, river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville. The river is long and drains an a ..., which drains the Smallwood Reservoir in Labrador into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville * Churchill River (electoral district), in Saskatchewan, Canada See also * {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill 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 long. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691. The Cree name for the river is ''Missinipi'', meaning "big waters". The Denesuline name for the river is ''des nëdhë́'', meaning "Great River". The river is located entirely within the Canadian Shield. The drainage basin includes a number of lakes in Central-East Alberta which flow into a series of lakes in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The main tributary, the Beaver River, joins at Lac Île-à-la-Crosse. Nistowiak Falls—the tallest falls in Saskatchewan—are on the Rapid River, which flows north, out of Lac la Ronge into Nistowiak Lake on the Churchill just north of La Ronge. A large amount of flow of the Churchill River after Manitoba–Saskatchewan border comes from the Reindeer River, which flows from Wollaston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Churchill River
The Little Churchill River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada. It flows from Waskaiowaka Lake to the Churchill River. The Little Churchill River/Dunlop's Fly In Lodge Aerodrome is located on Waskaiowaka Lake at the point where the Little Churchill River leaves the lake. See also *List of rivers of Manitoba This is an incomplete list of rivers of Manitoba, a province of Canada. Watersheds The entire province of Manitoba is within the Hudson Bay drainage basin: *Nelson River **Lake Winnipeg watershed ***Winnipeg River *** Red River ****Assiniboine ... References Rivers of Northern Manitoba Tributaries of Hudson Bay {{Manitoba-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill River (Atlantic)
The Churchill River, formerly known by #Names, other names, is a rivers of Canada, river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville. The river is long and drains an area of , making it the longest river in Atlantic Canada. Names The Innu language, Innu name of the river is ' or ' ("Grand River") among the Labrador Innu and ' ("Churchill Falls River") among the Central Innu, the Labrador Métis (NunatuKavut), and Nunatsiavut. The latter name was formerly calqued into English as the , the name commonly used by locals. In 1821, Captain William Martin of HMS Clinker (1813), HM brig ''Clinker'' renamed the river the after the then-current List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Commodore-Governors of Newfoundland, 1729–1825, commodore-governor of Newfoundland Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Trebinshun House, Charles Hamilton. The name gradually supplanted use of the Grand River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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