La Salle River
The La Salle is a river in Manitoba, Canada,[1] with its source near Portage la Prairie and terminating in the Red River in Saint Norbert (southern Winnipeg). The La Salle River flows mainly through agricultural land. It is a slow-moving, meandering prairie river with variable depth. It is the primary river that flows throughout most of the rural municipality of Macdonald.
| La Salle River | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
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| Mouth | Red River |
• location | Saint Norbert |
• coordinates | 49°45′22″N 97°08′29″W |
On older maps, the river is named la Rivière Sale, la Rivière Salle, Salle River, or Stinking River.[2]
See also
References
- "La Salle River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin et Louis Rousselet, Nouveau dictionnaire de géographie universelle, Hachette, Paris, 1892, p.514.
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