Weir River (Manitoba)

The Weir River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1] Its flows from Weir Lake to the Nelson River as a left tributary, 70 kilometres (43 mi) upstream of that river's mouth at Hudson Bay.[2]

Weir River
Location of the mouth of the Weir River in Manitoba
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern
Census division23
Physical characteristics
SourceWeir Lake
  coordinates56°58′55″N 94°33′46″W
  elevation186 m (610 ft)
MouthNelson River
  coordinates
56°54′32″N 93°21′27″W[1]
  elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin

The eponymous settlement of Weir River with its Weir River railway station is located on the river at the point where it is crossed by the Hudson Bay Railway. The station is served by the Via Rail Winnipeg–Churchill train.

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