Whitemouth River

The Whitemouth River is located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada.[3] The mouth of the river empties into the Winnipeg River system at the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. The Whitemouth River is fed by Whitemouth Lake which is located in a remote forested area just north of the border between the United States and Canada.[3] Whitemouth Lake feeds the river year round, along with many wetlands throughout the Sandilands Provincial Forest area.[3] The river runs north and crosses the Trans-Canada Highway where it enters an area of farmlands.[3] The towns of Seven Sisters, River Hills, Elma, Whitemouth, and Hadashville are located along the river.[3]

Whitemouth River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Physical characteristics
Source	Whitewater Lake
• coordinates	49°16′21″N 96°37′10″W
• elevation	348 m (1,142 ft)
Mouth	Winnipeg River
• location	Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba
• coordinates	50°07′18″N 96°02′05″W
• elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Basin size	4,464 km2 (1,724 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Whitemouth, Manitoba, 20 kilometres (12 mi) above the mouth[2]
• average	15.34 m3/s (542 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.009 m3/s (0.32 cu ft/s)
• maximum	290 m3/s (10,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Birch River

Several rapids along the river attract whitewater canoeists and kayakers.[4][5] There are twelve navigable whitewater features along the river, most rated Class I or II.[4] Cooks Falls and Neva Falls are significantly more difficult rapids.[4][5] Whitemouth Falls at the mouth of the river is not navigable.[4]

The Whitemouth River has the non-parasitic, native species northern brook lamprey. The Whitemouth River watershed is one of the only places these lampreys are found in Manitoba.[6] Also located within the Whitemouth River system is the nationally endangered carmine shiner, almost the entire Canadian population is found within this river.[7]