Melfort Creek
Melfort Creek | |
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RM of Lake Lenore No. 399 | |
• coordinates | 52°38′43″N 104°36′26″W / 52.6452°N 104.6071°W |
RM of Willow Creek No. 458 | |
• coordinates | 53°02′28″N 104°37′26″W / 53.0410°N 104.6240°W |
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River system | Nelson River |
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Melfort Creek,[1] originally known as Stoney Creek, is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in the aspen parkland ecozone[2] and flows through the "most productive farmland areas in Canada, the Carrot River Valley, a territory that has never known drought or severe crop failure".[3] The river begins at Eagle Lake and flows north where it meets the Carrot River in the Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458. The Carrot River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River within the Nelson River drainage basin.[4] Along Melfort Creek's course are two reservoirs and the city of Melfort.[5]
History
In 1892, the first European settlers arrived in the area and built a settlement called Stoney Creek on the banks of Stoney Creek. In 1902, the entire community (buildings and all) moved 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north-west to meet
Course
Melfort Creek begins at Eagle Lake in the
Melfort Creek continues north from Melfort and meets the
Star City Dam
Star City Dam (52°48′47″N 104°34′11″W / 52.8131°N 104.5696°W) was constructed on Melfort Creek upstream from the Melfort Town Reservoir. The 11.7-metre (38 ft) high dam was built by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) in 1967. The reservoir behind the dam, named Melfort PFRA Reservoir,[12] has a volume of 2,541 dam3 (2,060 acre⋅ft) and covers an area of 70 hectares (170 acres). It is owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.[13][14]
See also
- List of rivers of Saskatchewan
- Hudson Bay drainage basin
- Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
- List of dams and reservoirs in Canada
References
- ^ "Melfort Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Ecoregions of Saskatchewan". usask. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Coneghan. "Melfort". University of Regina. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Carrot River Valley Watershed Association". CRWatershed. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Melfort". Come Explore Canada. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Herperger, Don (20 September 2012). "Melfort". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Eagle Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Melfort Town Reservoir Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Melfort Kinsmen Centenary Trail". Melfort. City of Melfort. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Melfort Creek". Geoview.info. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Melfort Creek, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Melfort Pfra Reservoir Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Dams and Reservoirs". wsask. Water Security Agency. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Bacsu, Stephanie (7 December 2020). "The City of Melfort". Saskatchewan BMP. SaskBMP. Retrieved 25 March 2024.