Midnight Creek
Midnight Creek[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river begins in the heart of the Porcupine Hills and of the Manitoba Escarpment and heads in a generally south-east direction through the Porcupine Provincial Forest before emptying into Elbow Lake. A short river connects Elbow Lake to Woody Lake, which is the source for Woody River. Highway 980 follows the river for much of its course.[2]
| Midnight Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan  Midnight Creek (Canada) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Saskatchewan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Porcupine Hills |
| • coordinates | 52.5663°N 101.8732°W |
| • elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
| Mouth | Elbow Lake |
• location | Porcupine Hills Provincial Park |
• coordinates | 52.4900°N 101.7171°W |
• elevation | 689 m (2,260 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Nelson River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Island Creek |
Midnight Creek travels through boreal forest,[3] muskeg, and connects many lakes of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park[4] including Isbister, Spirit, Island, and Elbow Lakes. Halliday, Isbister, and Midnight[5] Lakes are along the river's course. Island Creek, which comes from Island and Spirit Lakes, meets up with Midnight Creek just upstream from Midnight Lake.
References
- "Midnight Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada.
- "Midnight Creek, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Porcupine Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Midnight Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.