Spirit Creek[1] is a river located in the Assiniboine River watershed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins east of Rama and flows south-east into the north end of Good Spirit Lake. Along its route, it crosses Highway 5 and the CN Railway 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Buchanan. Just over 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Buchanan, it crosses Highway 47 and flows into Patterson Lake.[2] From Patterson Lake, it empties into the north end of Good Spirit Lake.[3]
Near the mouth of the river is Bella Sands Resort,[4] Good Spirit Petting Zoo,[5] and the northern most point of Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park.[6] At the south end of Good Spirit Lake, there's a dam and an outflow channel. That channel flows eastward into a tributary of Whitesand River. Whitesand River continues eastward and meets up with the Assiniboine River.
Spirit Creek Reservoir is 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Rama along a tributary of Spirit Creek. The dam and reservoir were built in the 1920s by Canadian Northern Railway to provide steam locomotives with a water source. Later, it was owned and operated by the village of Rama. Most recently, Big Sky Farms owned the dam.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Spirit Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Patterson Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Spirit Creek stream, Saskatchewan, Canada".
- ^ "Bella Sands Resort". Bella Sands Resort. Bella Sands Resort. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Daniels, Calvin (11 July 2020). "Petting Zoo popular place for youngsters". SaskToday. Glacier Media. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details".
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