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Nemei River
The Nemei River is a tributary of the Churchill River. It rises in Nemei Lake and flows northward to join Churchill River near Sandy Bay. It runs through low relief terrain of the Canadian Shield. The climate is sub-arctic. Location The Nemei river flows into the Churchill river below Reindeer River. The indigenous name means "sturgeon". The Nemei joins the Churchill downstream from the Island Falls power dam, built in 1929. Its mouth is at an altitude of . Phelan Lake drains northwest into Nemei Lake and then via the Nemei River to the Churchill River. Phelan Lake is accessible from the south via the Wildnest-Kakinagimak-Nemei Lakes water route. Robbestad Lake, McArthur Lake and the northern part of Kakinagimak Lake also drain northward via the Nemei River. Environment The Nemei River is in the subarctic climate zone. The annual average temperature is . The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is January, at . The region has low reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan
Sandy Bay ( cwd, script=Cans, i=no, ᑳ ᒥᓂᐢᑎᑯᒋᐘᕽ, kâ-ministikociwahk, translation=Islands in the stream) is a northern village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 190 km northwest of Creighton via the Hanson Lake Road and Highway 135. The community is on the banks of the Churchill River. It is at the end of Highway 135, after passing through Pelican Narrows. Sandy Bay is 72 km north of Pelican Narrows. Pelican Narrows, the neighbouring community, is the administrative centre for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and the majority of the townsite is reserve land. Sandy Bay is split into two parts: the southern village part and the northern part, which is situated on the Wapaskokimaw reserve (Wapaskokimaw Reserve #202). Sandy Bay is situated at "road's end" in the northeast area Saskatchewan and occupies land that was home to Aboriginal peoples for hundreds of years before it became the site of power generation. It is close to the Manitoba border ... [...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] |
Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield (french: Bouclier canadien ), also called the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia), the ancient geologic core of the North American continent. Glaciation has left the area with only a thin layer of soil, through which exposures of igneous bedrock resulting from its long volcanic history are frequently visible. As a deep, common, joined bedrock region in eastern and central Canada, the Shield stretches north from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean, covering over half of Canada and most of Greenland; it also extends south into the northern reaches of the United States. Geographical extent The Canadian Shield is a physiographic division comprising four smaller physiographic provinces: the Laurentian Upland, Kazan Region, Davis and James. The shield extends into the United States as the Adirondack Mountains (connected by the Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reindeer River (Saskatchewan)
The Reindeer River is a river in northern Saskatchewan in the Canadian Shield. It flows south from Reindeer Lake to the Churchill River. The river's flow is regulated by the Whitesand Dam () located between Marchand Lake and Fafard Lake. Access is by Highway 102 that ends at the community of Southend. See also *List of reservoirs by surface area *List of rivers of Saskatchewan *Hudson Bay drainage basin The Hudson Bay drainage basin is the drainage basin in northern North America where surface water empties into Hudson Bay and adjoining waters. Spanning an area of about , the basin is almost totally in Canada (spanning parts of the Prairies, cen ... References External links Southend, Reindeer Lake - Reindeer River - Churchill River – Sandy Bay Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay {{SKDivision18-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Falls, Saskatchewan
Island Falls is a hydroelectric power station operated by SaskPower, a Saskatchewan crown corporation. It is located on the Churchill River, about northwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. Island Falls was the first hydroelectric power plant in Saskatchewan. It was built between 1928 and 1930 by the Churchill River Power Company, a subsidiary of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting, to provide electricity for the HBM&S mining operations at Flin Flon and Cold Lake, Manitoba. The drainage basin above the power site covers much of northwest Saskatchewan, about . The drainage basin contains several large lakes providing natural reservoirs, the main one being Reindeer Lake at . As part of the consolidation of generation sources in the province, SaskPower purchased the plant from HBM&S in 1981, which continued to operate it for several years. Since 1985 the plant is entirely owned and operated by SaskPower. Construction The construction of the power plant was difficult, as transportatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Resources Canada
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping, and remote sensing. It was formed in 1994 by amalgamating the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources with the Department of Forestry. Under the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', primary responsibility for natural resources falls to provincial governments, however, the federal government has jurisdiction over off-shore resources, trade and commerce in natural resources, statistics, international relations, and boundaries. The department administers federal legislation relating to natural resources, including energy, forests, minerals and metals. The department also collaborates with American and Mexican governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan Highway 135
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Highway 135 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 106 to Sandy Bay. Highway 135 is about long. Route Highway 135 connects with the Jan Lake Access Road near the Jan Lake Provincial Recreation Site, north of Highway 106. It runs north part Mirond Lake, and crosses the narrows between Mirond and Pelican lakes at Pelican Narrows, and passes through the community of Pelican Narrows within the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. From there it runs generally northeast, crosses the Nemei River, and turns north to Sandy Bay on the Churchill River. References 135 135 may refer to: * 135 (number) * AD 135 * 135 BC * 135 film, better known as 35 mm film, is a format of photographic film used for still photography *135 (New Jersey bus) 135 may refer to: * 135 (number) * AD 135 * 135 BC * 135 film, better know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McArthur Lake (Saskatchewan)
McArthur Lake is a lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. It lies in low-relief terrain of the Canadian Shield. The climate is sub-arctic. The land is mostly covered by conifer forests, with some areas of muskeg and rocky outcrops. Location McArthur Lake is at , at an elevation of . The lake contains Charbonneau Island. It is northwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba, and east of Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan. McArthur Lake drains northward into the Churchill River via the Nemei River. The lake is named in honour of Duncan Archibald McArthur, a private soldier who died on 28 August 1944 during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Terrain The Attitti Lake region, which includes McArthur Lake, is typical of the flat-surfaced part of the Canadian Shield, with low hills that rarely rise as much as above the lakes. The terrain consists of roughly parallel sinuous ridges of outcrop separated by muskeg, drift and lakes. Geologically the area is in the Precambrian Kisseynew complex, underlain by an ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakinagimak Lake
Kakinagimak Lake is a lake in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It lies in low-relief forested terrain of the Canadian Shield. The climate is sub-arctic. Location Kakinagimak Lake is about north-west of Flin Flon, Manitoba, and east of Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan. The lake is long, following north-south geological structures, but is narrow like a river. The lake surface is about above sea level. There is a fishing cabin on the lake. Terrain The lake has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . It has of shoreline. Granitoid ridges near the lake rise to about above sea level. Most of the region is underlain by granodiorite to tonalite gneisses, which are exposed on the shores of the central portion of the lake. Robbestad Lake, McArthur Lake (Saskatchewan), McArthur Lake and the northern part of Kakinagimak Lake drain northward into the Churchill River (Hudson Bay) , Churchill River via the Nemei River. The southern part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subarctic Climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50° to 70°N, poleward of the humid continental climates. Subarctic or boreal climates are the source regions for the cold air that affects temperate latitudes to the south in winter. These climates represent Köppen climate classification ''Dfc'', ''Dwc'', ''Dsc'', ''Dfd'', ''Dwd'' and ''Dsd''. Description This type of climate offers some of the most extreme seasonal temperature variations found on the planet: in winter, temperatures can drop to below and in summer, the temperature may exceed . However, the summers are short; no more than three months of the year (but at least one month) must have a 24-hour average temperature of at least to fall into this category of climate, and the coldest month should ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Saskatchewan
This is a list of rivers of Saskatchewan, a province of Canada. The largest and most notable rivers are listed at the start, followed by rivers listed by drainage basin and then alphabetically. Principal river statistics ''SourcStatistics Canada' Rivers by drainage basin *Arctic Ocean watershed ** Fond du Lac River ** Cree River ***Rapid River (Cree River tributary) ** Geikie River (Wollaston Lake) ** Clearwater River ***Graham Creek (Alberta) **Firebag River *Hudson Bay drainage basin **Assiniboine River ***Qu'Appelle River ****Moose Jaw River *****Avonlea Creek *****Thunder Creek **** Last Mountain Creek ***** Arm River *****Lanigan Creek ****Pheasant Creek ****Wascana Creek *** Whitesand River **** Spirit Creek ****Yorkton Creek ***** Crescent Creek ***Souris River **** Graham Creek ****Antler River ****Des Lacs River **** Gainsborough Creek ****Moose Mountain Creek **** Long Creek ****Pipestone Creek ** Churchill River *** Beaver River ****Doré ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
