Smoothstone River

River in Saskatchewan, Canada

54°18′44″N 106°25′21″W / 54.3123°N 106.4224°W / 54.3123; -106.4224 • elevation554 m (1,818 ft) MouthPinehouse Lake
 • coordinates
55°19′58″N 106°38′43″W / 55.3328°N 106.6453°W / 55.3328; -106.6453
 • elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)Basin featuresRiver systemChurchill RiverTributaries  • left
  • Mitawanga Creek
 • right
  • Randall River
Waterbodies
  • 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

  1. ^ "Smoothstone River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ecoregions of Saskatchewan". usask. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Churchill River Watershed". Water Security Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Smoothstone River, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindate.org. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Wabeno Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Lavalleé Lake". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ Grajczyk, Martin. "Churchill River". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research, University of Regina. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Smoothstone River Bellow Emmeline lake". R-ArcticNET. ArcticRIMS Station Data. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Smoothstone River - Hwy 916". BRMB Maps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 20 February 2024.