Brokenhead River Explained

Brokenhead River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Provinces
Subdivision Name2:Manitoba
Length Km:107
Source1 Location:Manitoba
Source1 Coordinates:49.6072°N -96.3267°W
Source1 Elevation:307m (1,007feet)
Mouth:Lake Winnipeg
Mouth Location:Manitoba
Mouth Coordinates:50.3822°N -96.7156°W
Mouth Elevation:218m (715feet)
Extra:[1] [2]

The Brokenhead River is a river in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It flows north from its source in the Brokenhead Swamp[3] within Sandilands Provincial Forest,[4] to its mouth in Lake Winnipeg south of Stoney Point.[5] [1]

The Brokenhead is navigable by canoe for much of its length.[6] [7] Fishers based in the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation use the lower reaches of the river to access Lake Winnipeg.[8]

Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve preserves 66ha of river-bottom forest adjacent to the river in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.[9]

Hazel Creek joins the Brokenhead as a right tributary several miles north of PTH 15.[10] Bears Creek joins as a right tributary south of Mile 76 road N.[11] Beaver Creek joins as a left tributary south of PR 435.[12]

The river passes by the localities of:

The river is bridged by:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Brokenhead River). 2019-12-30.
  2. Web site: Atlas of Canada Toporama. 2019-12-30.
  3. Web site: Place names - Brokenhead Swamp . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Manitoba's Forest Management Boundaries . Government of Manitoba . 30 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Place names - Stoney Point . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Burchill . Charles . Day Tripping - 2016 . home.cc.umanitoba.ca . 30 December 2019.
  7. Book: Molinski . Dusty . Through field and forest : a canoe companion for the Brokenhead River . 2012 . Dusty Molinski . Winnipeg . 9781927371671.
  8. Web site: Southeast . cfmanitoba.ca . 30 December 2019 . en-gb.
  9. Web site: Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve. Government of Manitoba . 30 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Place names - Hazel Creek . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Place names - Bears Creek . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Place names - Beaver Creek . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  13. Web site: Place names - Nourse . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  14. Web site: Place names - Lydiatt . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  15. Web site: Place names - St. Ouens . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  16. Web site: Place names - Green Bay . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  17. Web site: Place names - Green Oak . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  18. Web site: Place names - Brokenhead . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  19. Web site: Place names - Dencross . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.
  20. Web site: Place names - Scanterbury . www4.rncan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 30 December 2019.

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