Torch River is a river in the

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. The river's source is the dam at Candle Lake, near

Candle Lake Provincial Park Candle Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in the central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to the park's establishment in 1986, it was a provincial recreation site. Located in the Rural Municipality of Paddockwood ...

, and it travels east through

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, ...

and

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 ...

en route to its mouth in the

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. Torch River Provincial Forest, a

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, is located along the course of the river, near where White Fox River flows into Torch River. Torch River is a significant tributary of the

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and it is part of the

Hudson Bay drainage basin The Hudson Bay drainage basin is the drainage basin in northern North America where surface water empties into Hudson Bay and adjoining waters. Spanning an area of about , the basin is almost totally in Canada (spanning parts of the Prairies, ce ...

Description

The Torch River is a tributary of the

and it flows into one of North America's largest inland fresh water deltas, the

. The river begins at the south-east corner of Candle Lake from a dam at Hanson Bay near Minowakaw Beach Campground in the RM of Paddockwood No. 520. The dam is a 3.1-metre high concrete dam that was constructed in 1978–1979 and is operated by the

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. Less than a mile after the river starts, it crosses Highway 120, leaves the RM of Paddockwood, and enters the RM of Torch River No. 488. It travels in a generally eastward direction through muskeg and boreal forest and along the way, it is joined by several tributaries, including White Gull Creek, Stewart Creek, White Fox River, and Missipuskiow River and crosses Highway 106 near Fyson Lake. Stewart Creek has its headwaters in the

Cub Hills The Cub Hills are a hilly plateau located south-east of the geographical centre of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hills are in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada and the landforms of the hills were shaped more than 10,000 years a ...

and

Narrow Hills Provincial Park Narrow Hills Provincial Park is a northern boreal forest provincial recreational park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in a hilly plateau called the Cub Hills and contains several recreational facilities and over 25 acc ...

. At the confluence of Torch and White Fox Rivers, the course takes it through the Torch River Provincial Forest and as it approaches

Tobin Lake Tobin Lake is a reservoir along the course of the Saskatchewan River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Tobin Lake was formed by the building of the E.B. Campbell Dam on the Saskatchewan River in 1963. The dam was originally named '' ...

, it starts to parallel the Saskatchewan River. As it passes Tobin Lake, it enters into the

Northern Saskatchewan Administration District The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) is the unorganized area of the Canada province of Saskatchewan. Overwhelmingly larger than the province's other communities, it encompasses approximately half of Saskatchewan's landmass, an ...

and meets up with the Saskatchewan River downstream shortly thereafter.

Tributaries

The following is a list of tributaries of Torch River from the upper part of the

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to the lower part: *Thompson Creek * White Gull Creek * Stewart Creek **

Caribou Creek Caribou Creek is a river in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is in a hilly plateau called Cub Hills, near the western boundary of Narrow Hills Provincial Park. The river heads south following ...

*Falling Horse Creek *Bailey Creek * White Fox River **Howard Creek **Loon River **Bisset Creek ***Bedard Creek **Fern Creek **Kelsey Creek *Missipuskiow River *Adams Creek

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay Northern Saskatchewan Administration District Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan Paddockwood No. 520, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan River

Description

Tributaries

See also

References