Avonlea Creek is a river in the southern part of the

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. It is 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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. Avonlea Creek is a main tributary of the

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, which is part of the Upper Qu'Appelle Watershed and the

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Avonlea Creek begins at Piapot Cree First Nation 75G, about south-east of the intersection of

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and Highway 712. From there, it travels in a north-westerly direction past

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, paralleling the Moose Jaw River until it empties into the Watson Reservoir, south-east of the village of Avonlea. From the reservoir, the river heads north until it meets the Moose Jaw River near Rouleau. The headwaters of the river are in the

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and

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to the west are the source of several tributaries.

Watson Reservoir

Reg Watson Reservoir, also known as ''Avonlea Reservoir'' (), was created with the building of Avonlea Dam between 1963 and 1964 across Avonlea Creek. The dam was originally built by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration and is now operated by the

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. The dam is 16.6 metres high and the reservoir holds of water and has a surface area of . It is located about south-east of Avonlea and is the source of water for the village. The dam was upgraded in 2003. The reservoir is stocked every second year with fish. Northern pike, walleye, burbot, and yellow perch are found in the lake and there are several boat launches around the lake for easy access.

Dunnet Regional Park

Dunnet Regional Park (), built in 1967, is a

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located on the west side of Reg Watson Reservoir. It was named after a local

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. The park consists of 50 acres in a naturally treed valley and features RV parking, camping, fishing, boating, mini golf, a heated swimming pool, and eight baseball diamonds. To the north of the park, along the west bank of Avonlea Creek, is an 18-hole championship

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called Long Creek Golf & Country Club.

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay

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Watson Reservoir

Dunnet Regional Park

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