Overflowing River
River in Western Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overflowing River[1] is a river in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It begins in Saskatchewan at Overflow Lake[2] in the Pasquia Provincial Forest and flows in a generally eastward direction into Manitoba and then Lake Winnipegosis. The river traverses boreal forests and muskeg in the Boreal Plains Ecozone, moving from the Mid-Boreal Upland of the Pasquia Hills east to the Mid-Boreal Lowland.[3]
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Country | Canada |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Overflow Lake |
• location | RM of Hudson Bay No. 394, Saskatchewan |
• coordinates | 53.1479°N 102.4832°W / 53.1479; -102.4832 |
• elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
Mouth | Overflowing Bay, Lake Winnipegosis |
• location | Overflowing River Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Indian Reserve, Northern Manitoba |
• coordinates | 53.1301°N 101.0836°W / 53.1301; -101.0836 |
• elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Nelson River |
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Waterbodies | Leaf Lake |
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