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The Churchill River (French: Rivière Churchill) [1] [3] is a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. From the head of the Churchill Lake it is 1,609 kilometres (1,000 mi) long. [2] It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691.
The Churchill River, formerly known by other names, is a river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville . The river is 856 km (532 mi) long and drains an area of 79,800 km 2 (30,800 sq mi), making it the longest river in Atlantic Canada .
Churchill River may refer to: Churchill River (Hudson Bay), which runs through Saskatchewan and Manitoba and drains into Hudson Bay Little Churchill River, in Manitoba and a tributary of the Churchill River; Churchill River (Atlantic), which drains the Smallwood Reservoir in Labrador into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville
This fort began as a log fort built in 1717 by James Knight of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and was originally called the Churchill River Post. In 1719, the post was renamed Prince of Wales Fort. It was located on the west bank of the Churchill River to protect and control the HBC's interests in the fur trade. [2]
The Churchill River flows through the lake. The community of South Indian Lake is located on the southeast shore, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) (by air) north of the city of Thompson . It had a population of 767 in 2011 and is the main settlement of the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation , a First Nations band government .
The Muskrat Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating station in the Labrador region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.It comprises part of the remaining 35 per cent of the Churchill River that was not developed by the Churchill Falls Generating Station.
Churchill Falls is a 245 ft (74.7 m) high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada. Formerly counted among the most impressive natural features of Canada, the diversion of the river for the Churchill Falls Generating Station has cut off almost all of the falls' former flow, leaving a small stream winding through its old bed and ...
From the depot at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan on the lower Saskatchewan River, this route runs north up the Sturgeon-Weir River, across Frog Portage to the east-flowing Churchill River which is mostly a chain of lakes, west up the Churchill past the depot on Lac Île-à-la-Crosse, through Peter Pond Lake to Lac La Loche and over the 12 mile ...