Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba
Seven Sisters Falls | |
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Location of Whitemouth in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°06′19″N 96°00′54″W / 50.10528°N 96.01500°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Eastman |
Rural Municipality | Whitemouth |
Established | 1929 |
Government | |
• MP (Provencher) | Ted Falk (CPC) |
• MLA (Lac du Bonnet) | Wayne Ewasko |
Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 180[1] |
estimated | |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Website | rmwhitemouth.com |
Seven Sisters Falls is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, Manitoba.[2]
It is the location of Manitoba Hydro's Seven Sisters Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seven Sisters Falls". Eastman Tourism. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Seven Sisters Falls". Geographical Names Search. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls". Travel Manitoba - Facebook. March 24, 2017.