Avonlea Creek

Avonlea Creek
The Red River drainage basin, with the Qu'Appelle River highlighted
Avonlea Creek is located in Saskatchewan
Avonlea Creek
Location in Saskatchewan
Avonlea Creek is located in Canada
Avonlea Creek
Avonlea Creek (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincesSaskatchewan
Physical characteristics
SourcePiapot Cree First Nation 75G
 • coordinates49°45′47″N 104°40′15″W / 49.76306°N 104.67083°W / 49.76306; -104.67083
 • elevation640 m (2,100 ft)
MouthMoose Jaw River
 • location
4 miles south-west of Rouleau
 • coordinates
50°9′0″N 104°57′2″W / 50.15000°N 104.95056°W / 50.15000; -104.95056
Basin features
River systemRed River

Avonlea Creek[1] is a river in the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion.[2] Avonlea Creek is a main tributary of the Moose Jaw River, which is part of the Upper Qu'Appelle Watershed[3] and the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

  1. ^ "Avonlea Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ Bonikowsky, Laura (14 July 2013). "Drought in Palliser's Triangle". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Our Watershed". WUQWATR. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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