Piwei_River_Recreation_Site

Piwei River

Piwei River

River in Saskatchewan, Canada

Piwei River[1] is a river in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest[2] ecozone of Canada. It begins at the western end of the Porcupine Hills at Piwei Lakes and heads in an easterly direction through a glacier-formed valley and into the Etomami River, which is a tributary of the Red Deer River.[3]

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The river is accessed from Highways 984 and 983. Save for a small recreation park on the river's north bank, there are no communities nor settlements along its course. Big Valley Lake Ecological Reserve,[4] one of Saskatchewan's Representative Area Ecological Reserves, is in Piwei River's watershed upstream along Big Valley Creek's course on the shore of Big Valley Lake.[5][6]

Course

Piwei River begins south of the town of Porcupine Plain at an elevation of 511 m (1,677 ft) in a chain of several lakes called the Piwei Lakes[7] at the western end of the Porcupine Hills. From the lakes, it heads east through the Porcupine Provincial Forest and glacier-formed valleys en route to its terminus at the Etomami River. The valley that the river follows continues east past Etomami River and is a natural portage to the Pepaw River, which follows that same valley farther east.[8]

Tributaries
  • Mud Creek (into Piwei Lakes)
  • Big Valley Creek
    • Wells Creek
      • Lawson Creek
  • Ravina Creek
  • Cameron Creek
  • Gara Creek

Piwei River Recreation Site

Piwei River Recreation Site (52.4843°N 102.9883°W / 52.4843; -102.9883)[9] is a recreation site located on the north bank of Piwei River, just downstream from the Piwei Lakes. It is about 8 ha (20 acres) in size and 509 metres (1,670 ft) above sea level. The park facilities include an access to snowmobile trails, a warm up shelter, and access to the river. Accessed to the park is from Highway 984.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Piwei River". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. [2]
    "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Piwei River Recreation Site, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Ecological Reserves in the Hudson Bay Area". Town of Hudson Bay. Town of Hudson Bay. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Big Valley Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  6. [6]
    "Representative Area Ecological Reserve". Geohub.Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. [7]
    Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Piwei Lakes". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  8. [8]
    "Map of Piwei River in 9-40-5-W2, Saskatchewan". Cartographic.info. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. [9]
    Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Piwei River Recreation Site". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  10. [10]
    "Piwei River Recreation Site". BRMBmaps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Piwei River Recreation Site at Saskatchewan Canada". 19 December 2021.
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