The Manigotagan River is a whitewater river located in southeastern

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. The river flows into the eastern side of

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- ...

and it is a rare remote river of

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. Situated at the river's mouth, near the shore of Lake Winnipeg, is the community of Manigotagan. The name comes from the Cree language meaning "bad throat", which refers to the roar of the water that resembles the clearing of the throat. The last southern herd of

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in Canada can be found near this river and in

Nopiming Provincial Park Nopiming Provincial Park is a natural provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, located on the southeast side of the province, along the boundary with Ontario. The area was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1976. The park ...

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and

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can potentially threaten the important habitat and ecology of this area. The river is popular for canoeing, and is close to the many remote and pristine rivers along the east side of Lake Winnipeg. These eastern rivers in Manitoba are the last undeveloped rivers in Southern Canada. The river is protected in the

Manigotagan River Provincial Park Manigotagan River Provincial Park is a nature park in the province of Manitoba, Canada, named for the whitewater Manigotagan River that runs through it. Designated as a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 1 December 2004, it is the ...

(which was designated as a

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by the Government of Manitoba in 2004) and

in Manitoba, as well as the Eagle-Snowshoe Conservation Reserve in Ontario. In 2008, the Manitoba Eco-Network's mapping centre launched a new GIS map of the river, along with a website. It is a unique map and website combination that details all the features along the river, and it is a first of its kind in Canada for a river map.

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Manigotagan River Canoe Route
Rivers of Manitoba Bodies of water of Eastman Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-river-stub