Whitemouth River

Whitemouth River
Whitemouth River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Physical characteristics
Source	Whitewater Lake
• coordinates	49°16′21″N 96°37′10″W / 49.27250°N 96.61944°W
• elevation	348 m (1,142 ft)
Mouth	Winnipeg River
• location	Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba
• coordinates	50°07′18″N 96°02′05″W / 50.12167°N 96.03472°WCoordinates: 50°07′18″N 96°02′05″W / 50.12167°N 96.03472°W
• elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Basin size	4,464 km2 (1,724 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Whitemouth, Manitoba, 20 kilometres (12 mi) above the mouth
• average	15.34 m3/s (542 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.009 m3/s (0.32 cu ft/s)
• maximum	290 m3/s (10,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Birch River

The Whitemouth River is located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The mouth of the river empties into the Winnipeg River system at the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park.^[3]

The Whitemouth River is fed by Whitemouth Lake which is located in a remote forested area just north of the border between the United States and Canada. Whitemouth Lake feeds the river year round, along with many wetlands throughout the Sandilands Provincial Forest area. The river runs north and crosses the Trans-Canada Highway where it enters an area of farmlands. The towns of Seven Sisters, River Hills, Elma, Whitemouth, and Hadashville are located along the river.^[3]

Several rapids along the river attract whitewater canoeists and kayakers.^[4]^[5] There are twelve navigable whitewater features along the river, most rated Class I or II.^[4] Cooks Falls and Neva Falls are significantly more difficult rapids.^[4]^[5] Whitemouth Falls at the mouth of the river is not navigable.^[4]

The Whitemouth River has the non-parasitic, native species northern brook lamprey. The Whitemouth River watershed is one of the only places these lampreys are found in Manitoba.^[6] Almost the entire Canadian population of the nationally endangered carmine shiner is found within this river.^[7]