Brokenhead River

The Brokenhead River is a river in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It flows north from its source in the Brokenhead Swamp[3] within Sandilands Provincial Forest,[4] to its mouth in Lake Winnipeg south of Stoney Point.[5][1]

Brokenhead River
Two kayaks drift on the Brokenhead River in Manitoba, 5 June 2016
Location
Country	Canada
Provinces	Manitoba
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Manitoba
• coordinates	49°36′26″N 96°19′36″W
• elevation	307 m (1,007 ft)
Mouth	Lake Winnipeg
• location	Manitoba
• coordinates	50°22′56″N 96°42′56″W
• elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Length	107 km (66 mi)
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The Brokenhead is navigable by canoe for much of its length.[6][7] Fishers based in the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation use the lower reaches of the river to access Lake Winnipeg.[8]

Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve preserves 66 hectares (160 acres) of river-bottom forest adjacent to the river in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.[9]

Hazel Creek joins the Brokenhead as a right tributary several miles north of PTH 15.[10] Bears Creek joins as a right tributary south of Mile 76 road N.[11] Beaver Creek joins as a left tributary south of PR 435.[12]

The river passes by the localities of:

• Nourse[13]
• Lydiatt[14]
• St. Ouens[15]
• Green Bay[16]
• Green Oak[17]
• Brokenhead[18]
• Dencross[19]
• Scanterbury[20]

The river is bridged by:

• Trans-Canada Highway
• PTH 15
• PTH 44
• PR 435
• PR 317
• PTH 12
• PTH 59