Rapid River
Nistowiak Falls on the Rapid River
Churchill River drainage basin
Rapid River (Churchill River tributary) is located in Saskatchewan
Rapid River (Churchill River tributary)
Location of the mouth of the Rapid River in Saskatchewan
Rapid River (Churchill River tributary) is located in Canada
Rapid River (Churchill River tributary)
Rapid River (Churchill River tributary) (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Physical characteristics
SourceIskwatikan Lake
  coordinates55°23′34″N 104°21′58″W / 55.39278°N 104.36611°W / 55.39278; -104.36611
  elevation353 m (1,158 ft)
MouthNistowiak Lake
  coordinates
55°24′01″N 104°21′59″W / 55.40028°N 104.36639°W / 55.40028; -104.36639
  elevation
332 m (1,089 ft)
Length1 km (0.62 mi)

Rapid River is a short river in central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of the community of Stanley Mission. It is part of the Churchill River drainage basin. The river is about 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) long and flows north from Iskwatikan Lake, which lies downstream from Lac la Ronge, over the Nistowiak Falls, one of the tallest in Saskatchewan, and the Fisher Rapids, to Nistowiak Lake on the Churchill River, which flows to Hudson Bay. The entire river is within Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. At the mouth of the river, on Nistowiak Lake, is the Stanley 157A Indian reserve.

Fish species

The fish species in the river include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, shorthead redhorse, longnose sucker, lake sturgeon, and burbot.

See also

References

  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet73P8". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  • Fish Species of Saskatchewan
  • Lac La Ronge Provincial Park


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