__NOTOC__ Cowan River is a river in the west-central part of the

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in the

boreal forest Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...

ecozone of Canada. The river begins at Cowan Lake Dam near the northern end of Cowan Lake and flows north-west through

muskeg Muskeg (Ojibwe: mashkiig; cr, maskīk; french: fondrière de mousse, lit. ''moss bog'') is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or ...

and forest to meet Beaver River. Beaver River then flows into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and the Churchill River. The entirety of Cowen River is within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District and while there are no communities along its course, the towns of Big River and

Spiritwood Spiritwood is a town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada with a population of approximately 1,000. Its location is 125 km west of Prince Albert and about 110 km northeast of North Battleford at the junction of Highway ...

are in its watershed. Within Cowan River's

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, there are many lakes and rivers. Some of the more notable include the river's source, Cowan Lake and its primary inflow, Big River,

Delaronde Lake Delaronde Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated at the western edge of the Waskesiu Upland in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada. Delaronde Lake is within the Churchill River drainage basin of the Hudson Bay ...

, Taggart Lake, Little Whitefish Lake, Witchekan Lake, and Ladder Lake. Delaronde Lake is at the western edge of the

Waskesiu Upland Waskesiu Upland is a hilly plateau in the central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ''Waskesiu'' means ''red deer'' or ''elk'' in the Cree language. The plateau is just south-west of the geographical centre of the province and c ...

and several creeks and rivers flow from the upland into the lake. Delaronde Lake then flows into Taggart Lake which connects to Cowan River through Taggart Creek. At either end of the river, there's a provincial recreation site. Cowan Dam Recreation Site is at Cowan Lake Dam and Beaver / Cowan Rivers Recreation Site is at the confluence of Cowan River and Beaver River.

Beaver / Cowan Rivers Recreation Site

Beaver / Cowan Rivers Recreation Site () is a campground located north of the village of Green Lake where Cowan River meets Beaver River. The park has 11 campsites along the east bank of Beaver River and access is from Highway 155. There is access to both rivers from the park.

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Cowan River include

walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...

and

northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus '' Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a ...

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Saskatchewan Northern Saskatchewan Administration District Tributaries of Hudson Bay

Beaver / Cowan Rivers Recreation Site

Fish species

See also

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