Brokenhead River
River in Manitoba, Canada
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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]
| Brokenhead River | |
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Two kayaks drift on the Brokenhead River in Manitoba, 5 June 2016 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Manitoba |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Manitoba |
| • coordinates | 49°36′26″N 96°19′36″W |
| • elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Winnipeg |
• location | Manitoba |
• coordinates | 50°22′56″N 96°42′56″W |
• elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Length | 107 km (66 mi) |
| [1][2] | |
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 66 hectares (160 acres) 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:
- Nourse[13]
- Lydiatt[14]
- St. Ouens[15]
- Green Bay[16]
- Green Oak[17]
- Brokenhead[18]
- Dencross[19]
- Scanterbury[20]
The river is bridged by: