The Brokenhead River is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in eastern
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
, Canada. It flows north from its source in the Brokenhead Swamp
within
Sandilands Provincial Forest,
to its mouth in
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg () is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its southern end is about north of the city of Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is Canada's sixth-largest freshwater lake and the third- ...
south of Stoney Point.
The Brokenhead is navigable by canoe for much of its length.
Fishers based in the
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation use the lower reaches of the river to access Lake Winnipeg.
Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve preserves of river-bottom forest adjacent to the river in the
Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.
Hazel Creek joins the Brokenhead as a right tributary several miles north of PTH 15.
Bears Creek joins as a right tributary south of Mile 76 road N.
Beaver Creek joins as a left tributary south of PR 435.
The river passes by the localities of:
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Nourse
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Lydiatt
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St. Ouens
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Green Bay
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Green Oak
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Brokenhead
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Dencross
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Scanterbury
The river is bridged by:
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Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (Canadian French, French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the A ...
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PTH 15
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PTH 44
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PR 435
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PR 317
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PTH 12
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PTH 59
See also
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List of Manitoba rivers
References
External links
Brokenhead River, Manitoba
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Rivers of Manitoba
Bodies of water of Eastman Region, Manitoba