Rusty Creek

Rusty Creek
Churchill River drainage basin
Rusty Creek is located in Saskatchewan
Rusty Creek
Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
Rusty Creek is located in Canada
Rusty Creek
Rusty Creek (Canada)
Location
Country Canada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
SourceFirst Mustus Lake
 • locationMeadow Lake Provincial Park
 • coordinates54°25′23″N 108°48′44″W / 54.4231°N 108.8123°W / 54.4231; -108.8123
 • elevation471 m (1,545 ft)
MouthWaterhen River
 • location
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
 • coordinates
54°23′56″N 108°44′26″W / 54.3990°N 108.7405°W / 54.3990; -108.7405
 • elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Basin features
River systemBeaver River drainage basin

Rusty Creek[1] is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is First Mustus Lake, which is a lake in Meadow Lake Provincial Park, and its mouth is along the course of the Waterhen River. It is a south flowing river and the entirety of its course is in Meadow Lake Provincial Park[2] and the boreal forest[3] ecozone. Rusty Creek is a tributary of Waterhen River, which is a major tributary of Beaver River of the Churchill River and in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

  1. ^ "Rusty Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 31 December 2021.