The Reindeer River is a river in northern

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

in the

Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield (french: Bouclier canadien ), also called the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia), the anc ...

. It flows south from

Reindeer Lake Reindeer Lake is a lake in western Canada located on the border between north-eastern Saskatchewan and north-western Manitoba, with the majority in Saskatchewan. The name of the lake appears to be a translation of the Algonquian name. It is ...

to the Churchill River. The river's flow is regulated by the

Whitesand Dam The Whitesand Dam lies on the Reindeer River in Saskatchewan, a tributary of the Churchill River. It regulates the outflow from Reindeer Lake. The dam was built in 1942, as a way of regulating flows to Island Falls dam and hydropower statio ...

() located between Marchand Lake and Fafard Lake. Access is by Highway 102 that ends at the community of

Southend Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered ...

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Southend, Reindeer Lake - Reindeer River - Churchill River – Sandy Bay
Rivers of Saskatchewan Tributaries of Hudson Bay {{SKDivision18-geo-stub

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