Gainsborough Creek is a

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of the

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in south-eastern

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and south-western

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. It is in a region called the

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, which extends throughout three

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and five

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s. It is also within

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and the

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. Communities on or near the waterway are

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and Pierson, Manitoba. In 2014, extended heavy rainfall in the south-eastern Saskatchewan and south-western Manitoba resulted in severe flash flooding across much of the region.

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residents were given a mandatory evacuation order and were taken to neighbouring communities. Provincial premier

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did an aerial survey of the flood area that allowed images and video of the flooded village to be recorded near the maximum height of the waters.

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The

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of the Gainsborough Creek is between Wawota and

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, Saskatchewan, just north of Highway 48. From its source, it heads south-east towards Fairlight where it crosses Highway 48 then Highway 8. Once past Highway 8, it heads south past Ryerson towards Highway 600, at which point, the river heads due south. It follows 600, paralleling two other rivers, Lightning Creek (a tributary of Antler River and Graham Creek (a tributary of the Souris River) and crosses

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west of

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. After Highway 13, it continues south through Bellegarde, on to Highway 361, which it crosses between

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and Storthoaks. It continues southward until it comes up to Highway 18 and the village of

at which point it starts to head east into Manitoba. After crossing the Road 251 south of Pierson, it heads north-east where it joins up with the Souris River just downstream from where the Antler River meets the Souris, near the junction of Highway 83 and

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References

External links

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority - Antler River/Pipestone Creek Basin Overview
{{Authority control Rivers of Manitoba Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay Souris River Tributaries of the Assiniboine River Bodies of water of Westman Region, Manitoba

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