Limestone River (Manitoba)

Limestone River
Road sign for the Limestone River
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Northern
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source Limestone Lake
 - elevation 189 m (620 ft)
 - coordinates 56°36′34″N 95°50′54″W / 56.60944°N 95.84833°W / 56.60944; -95.84833
Mouth Nelson River
 - elevation 56 m (184 ft)
 - coordinates 56°30′54″N 94°7′11″W / 56.51500°N 94.11972°W / 56.51500; -94.11972Coordinates: 56°30′54″N 94°7′11″W / 56.51500°N 94.11972°W / 56.51500; -94.11972
Location of the mouth of Limestone River

The Limestone River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1] Its flows from Sakawisew Bay on Limestone Lake to the Nelson River, just downstream from Limestone Generating Station and dam and adjacent to the Fox Lake Cree Nation and to the abandoned community of Sundance.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Limestone River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. "Limestone River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-28. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.


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