Whiteshell River

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The Whiteshell River is a left tributary of the Winnipeg River in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and in the extreme southwest of Ontario.

The Whiteshell River has its origin in Winnetka Lake Ontario near the provincial border. He initially flows west to Manitoba to Impaktkratersee West Hawk Lake. Here it flows through the two smaller lakes Moth Lake and Royal Lake. Within Manitoba the course of the River Whiteshell River is located entirely in the Whiteshell Provincial Park. The river leaves the West Hawk Lake to the north. It flows through a number of other lakes ( Caddy Lake, South Cross Lake, North Cross Lake, Sailing Lake, Lone Iceland Lake, Jessica Lake, White Lake, Betula Lake, Heart Lake ) before 10 km below Slave Falls in the Winnipeg River flows. Several of the traversed by the Whiteshell River Lakes are regulated outflow.

The Whiteshell River has a length of about 100 km. At the level below the Jessica Lake its average discharge is 3.8 m³ / s The catchment area at the level covers 884 km ².