Big River | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Motto: Gateway to the North | |
  Big River Location of Big River in Saskatchewan  Big River Big River (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°50′13″N 107°02′06″W / 53.837°N 107.035°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | No. 16 |
| Rural Municipality | Big River |
| Post office founded | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dave Krawetz |
| • Administrator | Noreen Olsen |
| • MLA Saskatchewan Rivers | Nadine Wilson |
| • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Gary Vidal |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 700 |
| • Density | 255.0/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time |
| Postal code | S0J 0E0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 55 |
| Website | http://www.bigriver.ca/ |
| [2][3][4] | |
Big River is a town located on the southern end of Cowan Lake in north central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is just north of Saskatchewan's extensive grain belt on Highway 55 (part of the inter-provincial Northern Woods and Water Route) and about 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Prince Albert National Park. Delaronde Lake is accessed east of the town. Big River is approximately 132 kilometres (82 mi) from Prince Albert.
Except for some land cleared for farming and a few natural meadows, the town is surrounded by the northern boreal forest.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2013.