Cold River is a river in the

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. The river's source is Cold Lake, which is a large lake on the provincial border of Saskatchewan and

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, and its mouth is at the western end of Lac des Îles in

Meadow Lake Provincial Park Meadow Lake Provincial Park is a northern boreal forest provincial recreational park along the Waterhen and Cold Rivers in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The park was founded on 10 March 1959, is the largest provincial park in Sa ...

. It is an east flowing river and the entirety of its course is in Meadow Lake Provincial Park and the

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Description

Cold River is one section of a series of rivers that begin at

Primrose Lake Primrose Lake is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the Churchill River drainage basin. The lake straddles the Saskatchewan / Alberta border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan with only the sout ...

in Saskatchewan and end up at Beaver River. Beaver River is a major tributary of the Churchill River, which begins in Alberta, flows across Saskatchewan, through

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and into the

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...

. Primrose Lake's outflow,

Martineau River Martineau River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Its source is at Primrose Lake in north-western Saskatchewan and its mouth is at Cold Lake in Alberta. The river travels in a south-westerly direction throug ...

, flows into Cold Lake. Cold River flows out of Cold Lake at the eastern shore and flows east. Along its course are two lakes, Pierce and Lepine. After continuing east after Lepine Lake, Cold River empties into Lac des Îles. Lac des Îles' outflow is Waterhen River, which flows eastward into Beaver River. Beaver River flows north and meets the Churchill River at Lac Île-à-la-Crosse.

Access

The Big Island Lake Cree Territory borders the south-eastern shore of Lepine Lake and the southern bank of Cold River from Lepine Lake to Lac des Îles. At its western end, near its source, is a small campground and the start of the Boreal Trail. Highway 919 follows the course of Cold River from its source to the east end of Pierce Lake at Howe Bay. At Howe Bay, there is a lodge and the 24-kilometre marker for the Boreal Trail. The lodge is accessed from Highways 950 and 919. Highway 21 meets 950 near the lodge. Highway 950 then crosses Cold River between Pierce and Lepine Lakes then heads east towards Lac des Îles.

References

{{authority control Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay Beaver River No. 622, Saskatchewan Division No. 17, Saskatchewan

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