• Source: Carrot River, Saskatchewan

Carrot River is a town located in east-central Saskatchewan (population: 1000) in Canada. The administration office for the Rural Municipality of Moose Range No. 486 is located in Carrot River.




History


The name Carrot River comes from the Plains Cree word for river of wild carrots, referring to the wild carrots growing along the Carrot River. Settlement was slow until the Canadian National Railway came in 1931 bringing farmers from the south. The building of roads and drainage ditches improved land conditions around Carrot River. It became a village in 1941 and incorporated as a town on April 1, 1948.




Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carrot River had a population of 946 living in 426 of its 463 total private dwellings, a change of -2.8% from its 2016 population of 973. With a land area of 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 540.6/km2 (1,400.1/sq mi) in 2021.




Economy


In 1963, the Squaw Rapids Hydro-Electric was built 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Carrot River, forming Tobin Lake, an excellent fishing and recreation area close to the town which attracts tourists from all over the world. It was renamed to E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Dam in honour of E.B. (Bruce) Campbell, a former SaskPower president, who was the assistant chief engineer during the construction of this station. The dam consists of eight units with a combined generating capacity of 288 net MW.
The Weyerhaeuser sawmill once provided the town's largest source of employment. The operation has recently undergone a $14 million upgrade, although on February 20, 2008, Weyerhaeuser stated the mill would close permanently. In 2011, Edgewood Forest Products, after purchasing the mill, began production of wood for China.
Premier Sask Inc. harvests peat, a decayed matter and the precursor to coal and has a packing and shipping plant at Carrot River. Expanding markets for peat have allowed the Carrot River plant to expand. Premier Sask Inc. ships approximately 1.6 million cubic foot bales per year.




Attractions


Pasquia Regional Park is less than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of town.
Pasquia Park Golf Club is at Pasquia Regional Park.
The Dickson Hardie Interpretive Centre at Pasquia Regional Park is home to "Big Bert", the remains of a 92-million-year-old Terminonaris robusta crocodile, found near Pasquia Park on the shores of the Carrot River. These were the first such remains to be found in North America.
To the north of Carrot River is Tobin Lake, a top fishing and recreation lake created by the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station. Carrot River provides one of the few accesses to Tobin Lake and its many boat launches and beaches, as well as being the closest community to the hydroelectric station.




Sports


The town is also the home of the Carrot River Outback Thunder Junior B Hockey Team. Games located in Carrot River draw crowds of 100-200, and play-off games draw crowds of 300-500.




See also


List of communities in Saskatchewan




References






External links


Official website
• Source: Carrot River (Saskatchewan)

Carrot River is a river in Western Canada in the north-eastern part Saskatchewan and the north-western part of Manitoba. The outlet of Wakaw Lake in Saskatchewan marks the beginning of the Carrot River and, from there, it flows north-east past several communities and Indian reserves until it joins the Saskatchewan River in the Cumberland Delta in Manitoba. The river's mouth is west and upstream of the Pasquia River and The Pas on the Saskatchewan River.
Historically, Carrot River has been important to local First Nations, early explorers, fur traders, and settlers. Along the river's course and within its watershed, there are National Wildlife Areas, migratory bird sanctuaries, recreational parks, and notable fossil discoveries. Multiple major highways cross the river and provide access to it. The watershed is home to over 25,500 people and covers an area of about 17,500 km2 (6,800 sq mi), of which nearly 15,750 km2 (6,080 sq mi) is in Saskatchewan. The south-west part of Carrot River's watershed is made up of a terminal basin called Lenore Lake Basin that, while not directly connected to Carrot River, is considered part of its watershed.




History


The Carrot River valley was initially inhabited by Cree and Saulteaux Aboriginal people. English fur trader and explorer Henry Kelsey explored the river in the summer of 1691. Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne and Anthony Henday also explored the valley during the 1750s.




Description



Carrot River's headwaters originate in the Cudworth and Tiger Hill Plains near the town of Wakaw, Saskatchewan and its mouth is in the Saskatchewan River Delta near The Pas, Manitoba. The river begins at the eastern end of Wakaw Lake and flows north-east into Manitoba, paralleling the course of the South Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Rivers. At no point is the Carrot River farther than 50 kilometres (31 mi) from either of those river. The Pasquia Hills make up much of the river's southern watershed boundary. Carrot River is about 300 kilometres (190 mi) in length and serves as the main watershed (which, at its maximum, is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide) for north-eastern Saskatchewan.
Some of the notable parks and protected areas in Carrot River's watershed include Tway National Wildlife Area, Raven Island National Wildlife Area, Lenore Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Ingvald Opseth Wildlife Refuge, Wildcat Hill Provincial Park, Mountain Cabin Recreation Site, Pasquia Regional Park, Rice River Canyon Ecological Reserve, and Pasquia Hills North Recreation Site.
Communities along Carrot River's course include Tway, Crystal Springs, Kinistino, Fairy Glen, Ridgedale, Red Earth First Nation, Shoal Lake Cree Nation, and Pasquia. Melfort, while not along the course of the river, is the only city within the drainage basin. Major highways that cross the river include Highways 20, 3, 6, 35, 23, 55, and 9. Once Saskatchewan's Highway 9 reaches the border with Manitoba, it becomes Manitoba's Provincial Road 283. Provincial Road 283 follows the Carrot River to its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, upstream from The Pas.




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The Carrot River's tributaries from its source at Wakaw Lake in Saskatchewan to its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, upstream from The Pas, Manitoba:

McCloy Creek
Coldwell Creek
Goosehunting Creek
Melfort Creek
Sweetwater Creek
Sandhill Creek
Little Bridge Creek
Leather River
Doghide River
Presbyterian River
Trapper Creek
Crooked River
Burntout Brook
Jordan River
Emmons Creek
Connell Creek
Papikwan River
Redwillow Creek
Fournier Creek
Kennedy Creek
Cracking River
Red Earth Creek
Halfway Creek
Man River
McVey Creek
Rice River
Sipanok Channel
Nitenal River
Mountain Creek
Culdesac River
Birch River
Petabec Creek
Sapaskoo Creek
Junction Creek
Mink Creek
Bloodsucker Creek
Cut Beaver River
Dragline Channel — a man-made channel connecting the Carrot River watershed to the Saskatchewan River
Dead Moose Creek




Lenore Lake basin


At the south-western most point of Carrot River's watershed is the terminal Lenore Lake basin. It consists of 15 individual lakes, two of which are fresh water while the others are salt water. The more prominent salt lakes include Basin, Lenore, Middle, Frog, Ranch, Murphy, Flat, Mantrap, Houghton, Deadmoose, and Waldsea. The two fresh water lakes are St. Brieux and Burton. The basin is in the aspen parkland ecozone of Saskatchewan and its lakes are important for various birds and other wildlife. As such, large sections of the basin have been carved out as protected areas. Lenore Lake has been designated an Important Bird Area of Canada and a migratory bird sanctuary. At the southern end of the lake is Raven Island, which is a National Wildlife Area of Canada. Basin Lake and neighbouring Middle Lake have also been designated as an Important Bird Area and migratory bird sanctuary.




Fossils and historical finds


During the 1980s, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum explored the banks and rock edges of the Carrot River, because a local farmer had been finding numerous fossils in that area. The tests on the found fossils showed them to be approximately 92 million years old. The sites along the Carrot River proved to be some of the wealthiest deposits of fossils and showed deposits from numerous other species including sharks and fish.
The most notable find was in 1991, when the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and the Canadian Museum of Nature unearthed the six-metre fossil skeleton of an ancient crocodile, a Terminonaris robustus specimen named "Big Bert". Big Bert turned out to be very well-preserved and the only one of its kind found in Canada. They also found a complete fossil of Xiphactinus and toothed birds.




Tway National Wildlife Area


Tway National Wildlife Area (52.7584°N 105.4172°W / 52.7584; -105.4172) is a 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) National Wildlife Area (NWA) along the course of the Carrot River in the RM of Invergordon No. 430. By 1970, three-quarters of the marshland in the area had been drained. In 1971, to help restore the marshland, Canadian Wildlife Service acquired land for a Ducks Unlimited Canada project. The project included flood control, raising water levels, and improve haying and grazing for neighbouring farmers. The NWA is north of the community of Tway along Carrot River's course from the eastern shore of Tway Lake eastward coving the marshland. The NWA is an important habitat for birds, such as Canada geese, grebes, coots, owls, and song birds.




Pasquia Regional Park


Pasquia Regional Park (53.1889°N 103.5796°W / 53.1889; -103.5796) is a regional park along the course of the Carrot River in the RM of Arborfield No. 456, downstream and east of where the Burntout Brook meets it. The park is on the northern bank of the river and has a campground with over 200 campsites, a golf course, licensed restaurant, mini golf, junior Olympic sized swimming pool, river access, and hiking trails. The Dickson Hardie Interpretive Centre that houses "Big Bert" is at the park. It is about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) south of the town of Carrot River and access is from Highway 23.
Pasquia Park Golf Club is a 9-hole course with grass greens. There is a driving range and it is a par 37 with 3,241 yards. There is a licensed club house with cart and club rentals.




Fish species


Fish commonly found in the river include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, burbot, and white sucker.




See also


List of rivers of Manitoba
List of rivers of Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay drainage basin
List of protected areas of Saskatchewan




References






External links



Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Pasquia Hills Project
Fish Species of Saskatchewan

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