Turtlelake River, also known as Turtle River, is a river in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It runs in a southerly direction from the southern end of
Turtle Lake to the
North Saskatchewan River across from
Delmas Delmas may refer to:
People
* Antoine Guillaume Delmas (1766–1813), French revolutionary and Napoleonic general
* Benjamin Delmas (born 1976), French ice dancer
* Bert Delmas (Albert Charles Delmas, 1911–1979), American baseball player
* Cali ...
. The town of
Turtleford is the only sizeable community along the river's course.
Description
Turtleford River begins at the community of
Turtle Lake South Bay at the southern end of Turtle Lake in the
Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499
The Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality (RM) in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Div ...
. At the source, Turtle Lake South Bay is on one side of the river and the 10-acre Turtle River Campground is on the other. From the lake, the river flows south-west through the
Thunderchild 115B Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
where it is met by Brightsand Creek (which originates at
Brightsand Lake
Brightsand Lake is a lake in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 in the west-central part of the province in the aspen parkland ecoregion. Brightsand Creek–located on the western ...
) to the town of Turtleford. At Turtleford, Turtlelake River turns south towards the
Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469 and the North Saskatchewan River. It meets the North Saskatchewan across from Delmas, near the Michaud Islands.
,
303
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,
674
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, and
795
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cross Turtlelake River.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saskatchewan
*
Hudson Bay drainage basin
References
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Rivers of Saskatchewan
Tributaries of Hudson Bay
Mervin No. 499, Saskatchewan
Turtle River No. 469, Saskatchewan