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Melfort Creek
River in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melfort Creek,[1] originally known as Stoney Creek, is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in the aspen parkland ecozone[2] and flows through the "most productive farmland areas in Canada, the Carrot River Valley, a territory that has never known drought or severe crop failure".[3] The river begins at Eagle Lake and flows north where it meets the Carrot River in the Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458. The Carrot River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River within the Nelson River drainage basin.[4] Along Melfort Creek's course are two reservoirs and the city of Melfort.[5]
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Melfort Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Eagle Lake |
• location | RM of Lake Lenore No. 399 |
• coordinates | 52.6452°N 104.6071°W / 52.6452; -104.6071 |
Mouth | Carrot River |
• location | RM of Willow Creek No. 458 |
• coordinates | 53.0410°N 104.6240°W / 53.0410; -104.6240 |
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River system | Nelson River |
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