Limestone River (Manitoba)

The Limestone River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1] Its flows from Sakawisew Bay on Limestone Lake to the Nelson River, just downstream from Limestone Generating Station and dam and adjacent to the Fox Lake Cree Nation and to the abandoned community of Sundance.[2]

Limestone River
Road sign for the Limestone River
Location of the mouth of Limestone River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Physical characteristics
Source	Limestone Lake
• coordinates	56°36′34″N 95°50′54″W
• elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Mouth	Nelson River
• coordinates	56°30′54″N 94°7′11″W
• elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Basin features
River system	Hudson Bay drainage basin

See also

• List of rivers of Manitoba

References

1. "Limestone River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
2. "Limestone River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-28. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.

External links

• Media related to Limestone River, Manitoba at Wikimedia Commons