Mossy River

Mossy River
Map of Saskatchewan River drainage basin
Mossy River is located in Saskatchewan
Mossy River
Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
Mossy River is located in Canada
Mossy River
Mossy River (Canada)
Location
Country Canada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCub Hills
 • coordinates54°18′49″N 104°29′25″W / 54.3137°N 104.4904°W / 54.3137; -104.4904
 • elevation659 m (2,162 ft)
MouthSaskatchewan River Delta
 • coordinates
54°04′47″N 102°57′52″W / 54.0796°N 102.9645°W / 54.0796; -102.9645
 • elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Length100 km (62 mi)
Basin features
River systemNelson River
Tributaries 
 • leftBrougham Creek
 • right

Mossy River[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is east of Little Bear Lake and north-east of Narrow Hills Provincial Park[2] in a hilly plateau called Cub Hills.[3] The river travels through hills, boreal forest,[4] and muskeg for about 100 kilometres en route to its mouth in the Saskatchewan River Delta. Highway 920 is the only road to access the mainstem of the river and there are no communities nor settlements along the course of the river.

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names – Mossy River". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Narrow Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names – Cub Hills". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.