The Valley River is a river in Southwestern
Manitoba, Canada, whose valley separates the
Duck Mountains
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family (biology), family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and goose, geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfam ...
from the
Riding Mountains. It drains an area of approximately 2880 km
2.
The river begins in the Duck Mountains and then descends into its valley where it passes through
Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve,
Grandview, and
Gilbert Plains before emptying into
Dauphin Lake
Dauphin Lake is located in western Manitoba near the city of Dauphin. The lake covers an area of and has a drainage basin of about . The Mossy River drains the lake into Lake Winnipegosis. The basin is drained by seven major streams and has a ...
.
In 1889, the
Shaw Brothers Lumber Company opened a
flour mill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separat ...
and a
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ...
on the river.
References
Rivers of Manitoba
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Bodies of water of Parkland Region, Manitoba