The Rural Municipality of Lost River No. 313 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. Located in the central portion of the province, it is adjacent to the

South Saskatchewan River The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating spectacular ...

History

The RM of Lost River No. 313 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities *

Allan Hills The Allan Hills are a group of hills at the end of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in Oates Land and Victoria Land regions of Antarctica. They are mainly ice free and about long, lying just north-west of the Coombs Hills near th ...

* South Allan

Allan Hills

The Allan Hills (51°40′0″N, 106°15′2″W) are a plateau south-east of

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

and east of

Blackstrap Lake Blackstrap Lake is a man-made reservoir in central Saskatchewan, Canada, south of Saskatoon in the rural municipality of Dundurn No. 314. The lake was created as a reservoir in 1967, as part of the Saskatoon South East Water Supply System. B ...

mostly within the RM of Lost River. Parts of the plateau are also in the RM of Dundurn No. 314, RM of Morris No. 312, and RM of McCraney No. 282. South Allan and

are the only

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located on the plateau. The Allan Hills rise about 100 metres from the surrounding prairies and the highest point is 658 metres above sea level. The plateau is dotted with several small lakes, including Willie Lake, Cygnet Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Bultel Lake. Arm River starts near Horseshoe Lake at the south-east corner of the hills and flows south into

Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about north-west of the city of Regina. It flows into the Qu'Appelle River via Las ...

. Highway 764, a gravel road, is the main road through the hills. It starts at

Allan Allan may refer to: People * Allan (name), a given name and surname, including list of people and characters with this name * Allan (footballer, born 1984) (Allan Barreto da Silva), Brazilian football striker * Allan (footballer, born 1989) ...

and heads south past South Allan to Allan Hills. From there, it heads west to Hanley. In December 2015,

Ducks Unlimited Canada Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is a Canadian non-profit organization that works to conserve, restore and manage Canadian wetlands in order to preserve habitat for North American waterfowl, wildlife and people. They work with industry leaders, gover ...

(DUC) partnered with local cattlemen to help preserve 21 quarters of land (about 13,440 acres) in the hills. It was the largest conservation agreement in DUC's history.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the RM of Lost River No. 313 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lost River No. 313 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Lost River No. 313 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Charles E. Smith while its administrator is Christine Dyck. The RM's office is located in Allan.

References

{{SKDivision11 Lost River * Hills of Saskatchewan