Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba
Seven Sisters Falls is a community in Manitoba.[2] It is located in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth. It is the location of the Manitoba Hydro Seven Sisters Falls Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam.[3]
Seven Sisters Falls | |
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  Seven Sisters Falls Location of Whitemouth in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′19″N 96°00′54″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Eastman |
| Rural Municipality | Whitemouth |
| Established | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Provencher) | Ted Falk (CPC) |
| • MLA (Lac du Bonnet) | Wayne Ewasko |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 180[1] |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | rmwhitemouth.com |
References
- "Seven Sisters Falls". Eastman Tourism. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/GAYUI Natural Resources Canada Geographical Names Search November 27, 2016
- "Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls". Travel Manitoba - Facebook. 24 March 2017.
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