Whitemud River

This article is about the river in Manitoba. For the river known locally as the Whitemud in Saskatchewan and Montana, see Frenchman River. For the river in Alberta, see Whitemud Creek.
Whitemud River
Whitemud River in Westbourne
Whitemud River is located in Manitoba
Whitemud River
Location
Canada
ProvinceManitoba
Physical characteristics
MouthLake Manitoba
 • location
Lynchs Point
 • coordinates
50°18′08″N 98°35′15″W / 50.30222°N 98.58750°W / 50.30222; -98.58750
 • elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Basin size7,110 km2 (2,747 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationWestbourne
 • average6.91 m3/s (244 cu ft/s)[2]
 • minimum0.107 m3/s (3.8 cu ft/s)[2]
 • maximum94.4 m3/s (3,330 cu ft/s)[2]

The Whitemud River is a small, highly meandering river in southwest Manitoba, Canada.[3] It begins at the confluence of Stony Creek and Boggy Creek in Neepawa, and flows east to Arden, Gladstone, Westbourne, discharging into Lake Manitoba at Lynchs Point. Its total drainage area is 7,110 square kilometres (2,747 sq mi).[1]

The fur trader Alexander Henry referred to it in 1799 as Riviere Terre Blanche, translated as "White Earth River" or "White Mud River", likely deriving its name from the colour of the clay and soil along its banks.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Whitemud Watershed". whitemudwatershed.ca. Whitemud Watershed Conservation District. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Monthly Discharge Data for WHITEMUD RIVER AT WESTBOURNE (05LL002) [MB]". wateroffice.ec.gc.ca. Environment Canada. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Whitemud River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Geographical Names of Manitoba" (PDF). gov.mb.ca. Manitoba Geographical Names Program. Retrieved 22 June 2023.