Arm River is a river in the

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. It is located in the south central part of the province in a region called the

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, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five

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s. It is also within

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and the

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. The river is a main tributary of

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and is part of the Last Mountain Lake Sub-basin of the Upper Qu'Appelle Watershed.

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drains Last Mountain Lake into the Qu'Appelle River near

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River's course

The Arm River starts in the south-east corner of the

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in the RM of McCraney, near Horseshoe Lake. From there it heads south through a

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into Vanzance Lake and then onto Arm Lake, near Craik and Highway 11. From Arm Lake, it parallels Highway 11 in a south-east direction through a deep-cut valley that was formed during the last ice age over 11,000 years ago. Near Bethune, Arm River heads east and empties into Last Mountain Lake at Little Arm Bay.

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is located on both sides of the bay and

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is located to the east of the reserve and bay. Directly across the lake from the bay is Pelican Point, which is where the community of Pelican Pointe is located.

Arm Lake

Arm Lake (), also known as Craik Reservoir, is a four-mile long, man-made lake, along the course of Arm River. Arm Lake Dam (also known as Craik Dam) is about north-east of Craik. At the southern end of the lake, by the dam, is a 26-acre

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called

Craik and District Regional Park Craik is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, incorporated on August 1, 1907. It is strategically located along Provincial Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) in the RM of Craik No. 222, 140 km south-east of Saskatoon and 117 k ...

. Along the west side of the park, at the west side of the dam, is Craik and District Golf Course. The original dam across the river was built about 500 metres north of the current dam by the

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(CNR) in the early 1900s to supply water for the

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. By the 1950s, the dam had fallen into disrepair and held very little water. Between 1962 and 1963, the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration built a new dam. It was turned over to the RM of Craik in 1964.

Arm River Recreation Site

Arm River Recreation Site () is a picnic site in the Arm River Valley along Highway 2. It is located at a bend in the river about half way between

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and Findlater in the RM of Sarnia No. 221. The picnic area is a day-use site with washrooms, picnic tables, parking, and access to Arm River for fishing.

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay Division No. 6, Saskatchewan Tributaries of the Assiniboine River

River's course

Arm Lake

Arm River Recreation Site

See also

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