Spring Valley is a
hamlet
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in
Terrell Rural Municipality No. 101 in the
province
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of
Saskatchewan
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,
Canada
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. Located at the end of
highway 715, and approximately 62 km south of the city of
Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...
.
Spring Valley is located in a
landform
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called
the Dirt Hills, which were formed about 10,000 years ago at the end of the
last ice age. The Dirt Hills, combined with the nearby Cactus Hills, are shaped like an
amphitheatre
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and in the centre of that amphitheatre during the last ice age was a glacial sub-lobe, also known as a glacial tongue, named Spring Valley ice tongue. It was named after the community of Spring Valley.
Population
Prior to January 16, 1991, Spring Valley was a
village
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, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date. The population at that time was 16.
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Demographics
See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
* List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
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References
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Hamlets in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 1991
Terrell No. 101, Saskatchewan
Division No. 3, Saskatchewan
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