Whitesand River (Saskatchewan)

Whitesand River
Whitesand River
Assiniboine River
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Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Physical characteristics
Source	Whitesand Lake
• location	Beaver Hills
• coordinates	51°45′49″N 103°19′54″W
Mouth	Assiniboine River
• location	near Kamsack
• coordinates	51°34′04″N 101°55′25″W
• elevation	434 m (1,424 ft)
Basin features
River system	Red River
Tributaries
• right	Wallace Creek Yorkton Creek Spirit Creek

The Whitesand River[1] is a tributary of the Assiniboine River and finds its headwaters at Whitesand Lake[2][3] near Invermay in east-central Saskatchewan. Its mouth can be found at its confluence with the Assiniboine River near Kamsack.[4]

Tributaries

The following is a list of tributaries of the Whitesand River from the upper to lower watershed:

• Ebel Creek
• Lawrie Creek
• Yorkton Creek, known as the Little Whitesand River before the year 2000[5][6]
  • Crescent Creek
  • Willow Brook
  • Cussed Creek
• Wallace Creek
• Spirit Creek, via a channel from Good Spirit Lake
• Crooked Hill Creek

Parks and recreation

Whitesand River Recreation Site (51.5295°N 102.4536°W / 51.5295; -102.4536) is a reserve and conservation area along the banks of the Whitesand River. It is in the Rural Municipality of Good Lake No. 274 along Highway 9, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Canora, and just north of where the Wallace Creek joins the Whitesand River.[7][8]

Whitesand Regional Park, which is part of Saskatchewan's Regional Park system, is located just off the Yellowhead Highway at Theodore[9] on the shore of Theodore Reservoir.

Dams and bridges

• Theodore Reservoir (51.4426°N 102.8382°W / 51.4426; -102.8382) was created when the Theodore Dam was built in 1964. The dam is 14.6 metres (48 ft) high, and the reservoir has a capacity of 14,802 cubic decametres (12,000 acre⋅ft).[10]
• Canora Weir is located near the town of Canora.

Communities

• Invermay
• Yorkton
• Canora
• Theodore
• Springside

Fish species

Fishing commonly found in the river include northern pike and carp.[11]

See also

• List of rivers of Saskatchewan
• Hudson Bay drainage basin

References

1. "Whitesand River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
2. "Whitesand River - Whitesand Lake". BRMB. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
3. "Whitesand Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
4. "Whitesand River, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
5. Barr, Debbie (9 May 2012). "A river ran through it". SaskToday. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
6. "York Farmers Colonization Company guide and record". University of Alberta. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
7. "Whitesand River Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
8. "Whitesand River Recreation Site reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada".
9. Clancy, Michael & Anna (2006). A Users Guide to Saskatchewan Parks. University of Regina Press. p. 443. ISBN 0889771987.
10. "Dams and Reservoirs". Water Security Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
11. "Fishing in Whitesand River". Fish brain. Fishbrain. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• Media related to Whitesand River at Wikimedia Commons
• Traveling Luck's page about the Whitesand River