Saskatchewan River
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The Saskatchewan River is a major waterway in Western Canada that flows eastward from the Rocky Mountains through the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba before emptying into Lake Winnipeg.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossesProvince |
Alberta
ⓘ
Manitoba ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| deltaLocatedIn |
eastern Saskatchewan
ⓘ
western Manitoba ⓘ |
| directionOfFlow | eastward ⓘ |
| drainageBasinIncludes |
parts of Alberta
ⓘ
parts of Manitoba ⓘ parts of Montana ⓘ parts of North Dakota ⓘ parts of Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Lake Winnipeg ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Cedar Lake (via delta and Lake Winnipeg system) ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Alberta
ⓘ
Manitoba ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf |
North Saskatchewan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| hasDelta | Saskatchewan River Delta ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance | large inland river delta wetlands ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
agriculture in the Prairies
ⓘ
hydropower in Manitoba and Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Carrot River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland Lake system ⓘ North Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ South Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Manitoba ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | toward Hudson Bay via Nelson River ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Indigenous travel corridor
ⓘ
fur trade transportation route ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Canada ⓘ |
| nameLanguageOfOrigin | Cree ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | swift flowing river (from Cree "kisiskāciwani-sīpiy") ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hudson Bay drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson Bay watershed
Nelson River ⓘ
surface form:
Nelson River drainage basin
|
| passesNear |
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
ⓘ
The Pas, Manitoba ⓘ |
| region |
Western Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Prairie Provinces
|
| sourceRegion | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Nelson River
ⓘ
surface form:
Nelson River system
|
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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