Midnight Creek

River in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°33′59″N 101°52′24″W / 52.5663°N 101.8732°W / 52.5663; -101.8732 • elevation749 m (2,457 ft) MouthElbow Lake
 • location
Porcupine Hills Provincial Park
 • coordinates
52°29′24″N 101°43′02″W / 52.4900°N 101.7171°W / 52.4900; -101.7171
 • elevation
689 m (2,260 ft)Basin featuresRiver systemNelson RiverTributaries  • leftIsland Creek

Midnight Creek[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river begins in the heart of the Porcupine Hills and of the Manitoba Escarpment and heads in a generally south-east direction through the Porcupine Provincial Forest before emptying into Elbow Lake. A short river connects Elbow Lake to Woody Lake, which is the source for Woody River. Highway 980 follows the river for much of its course.[2]

Midnight Creek travels through boreal forest,[3] muskeg, and connects many lakes of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park[4] including Isbister, Spirit, Island, and Elbow Lakes. Halliday, Isbister, and Midnight[5] Lakes are along the river's course. Island Creek, which comes from Island and Spirit Lakes, meets up with Midnight Creek just upstream from Midnight Lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Midnight Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada.
  2. ^ "Midnight Creek, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Porcupine Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Midnight Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.


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