Smoothstone River
54°18′44″N 106°25′21″W / 54.3123°N 106.4224°W / 54.3123; -106.4224
- Mitawanga Creek
- Randall River
- Lavallée Lake
- Paquin Lake
- Clarke Lake
- Little Clarke Lake
- Smoothstone Lake
- Little Emmeline Lake
- Emmeline Lake
Smoothstone River[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins at Wabeno Lake in the Waskesiu Upland and traverses boreal forests and muskeg in the Mid-Boreal Upland[2] en route to Pinehouse Lake of the Churchill River.[3] The Churchill River flows east through Manitoba into Hudson Bay.
Access to Smoothstone River is from Highways 916 and 165.[4]
Course
Smoothstone River begins at the western end of Wabeno Lake[5] of the Waskesiu Hills in Prince Albert National Park and flows west into Lavallée Lake. One of the largest concentrations of nesting American white pelicans and double-crested cormorants in Saskatchewan is supported on Heron Island within Lavallée Lake.[6] From there, the river flows out of the Waskesiu Upland in a northerly direction passing through multiple lakes, the largest of which is Smoothstone Lake. Smoothstone River ends at Pinehouse Lake, which is a lake along the course of the Churchill River.[7][8]
Fish species
Fish commonly found in the Smoothstone River include northern pike and walleye.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Smoothstone River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Ecoregions of Saskatchewan". usask. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Churchill River Watershed". Water Security Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Smoothstone River, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindate.org. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Wabeno Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Lavalleé Lake". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Grajczyk, Martin. "Churchill River". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research, University of Regina. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Smoothstone River Bellow Emmeline lake". R-ArcticNET. ArcticRIMS Station Data. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Smoothstone River - Hwy 916". BRMB Maps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 20 February 2024.