The Rapid River is a river in northern
Saskatchewan
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,
Canada
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. It is part of the
Mackenzie River drainage basin
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.
Hydrology
The Rapid River begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of . It travels north to Kirsch Lake at an elevation of , where it takes in several unnamed tributaries, including one from the left arriving from Halliday Lake. The river continues to Parker Lake at an elevation of where it takes in the left tributary
Arnold River Arnold River may refer to:
* Arnold River (Northern Territory), a tributary of the Hodgson River in Australia
* Arnold River (New Zealand), a tributary of the Grey River
*Arnold River (Saskatchewan) Arnold River may refer to:
*Arnold River (Northern ...
. It then reaches its mouth at the
Cree River at an elevation of . The river's waters flow via the Cree River, the
Fond du Lac River and the Mackenzie River to the
Arctic Ocean
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.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saskatchewan
References
*
Rivers of Saskatchewan
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