Pasquia River

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Pasquia River[1] is a river in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It begins in Saskatchewan in the Pasquia Hills and traverses boreal forests and muskeg in the Boreal Plains Ecozone, moving from the Mid-Boreal Upland of the Pasquia Hills east to the Mid-Boreal Lowland.[2] It meets the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba at The Pas. Near the river's mouth, several small dams, dykes, and other water control structures have been built to control water flows.[3][4]

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Pasquia River (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
SourcePasquia Hills
  locationRM of Hudson Bay No. 394, Saskatchewan
  coordinates53.2539°N 102.3836°W / 53.2539; -102.3836
MouthSaskatchewan River
  location
The Pas, Manitoba
  coordinates
53.5703°N 101.7443°W / 53.5703; -101.7443
  elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Basin size830 km2 (320 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemNelson River
Tributaries 
  left
  • Waskwei Creek
Waterbodies
  • Nosamwokwu Lake
  • Askandigan Lake
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Description

Pasquia River begins at a small lake in the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 at the eastern boundary of Wildcat Hill Provincial Park in the Pasquia Hills. Coming out of the hills, it crosses Highway 9 and flows in an easterly direction towards the Manitoba border. At the Highway 9 bridge, there is a picnic area and access to the river from the Pasquia River Recreation Site (53.2552°N 102.1144°W / 53.2552; -102.1144).[5][6] As the river nears the border with Manitoba, it begins to flow north paralleling it. At Nosamwokwu Lake,[7] the river turns east and meets the Saskatchewan River at The Pas, just downstream from Carrot River.[8][9]

In 1941, the Pasquia River Control Structure (Knapp Dam)[10] was built by Ducks Unlimited Canada to control the waters from Pasquia Lake and improve conditions for waterfoul. Big Lake (which naturally drains into the Carrot River) was developed to store water during spring runoff. It releases water into Pasquia Lake then Pasquia River. The Kapp Dam also works to hold back water from the Saskatchewan River. Other diversions, dykes, and water control structures were built near the mouth in 1954 and 1960.[11]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Pasquia River include walleye, burbot, lake sturgeon, and northern pike.[12]

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