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Swan River is a town in Manitoba, Canada. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Swan Valley West in the Swan River Valley region. According to the 2021 Canadian Census , Swan River had a population of 4,049, making it Manitoba's 18th largest in population .
Satellite imagery of the Swan River and surrounds. The Swan River drains the Swan Coastal Plain, a total catchment area of over 100,000 square kilometres (39,000 sq mi) in area. The river is located in a Mediterranean climate, with hot dry summers and cool wet winters, although this balance appears to be changing due to climate change.
It includes the town of Swan River, and the Minitonas-Bowsman, Swan Valley West, and Mountain rural municipalities. [1] With that being said, however, it has no clearly defined boundaries: although it is close to the Manitoba- Saskatchewan border, the immediate area across the border is sometimes considered a part of the valley by locals, as well.
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The largest population centre is the city of Dauphin, and the second largest is the town of Swan River. Riding Mountain National Park , Duck Mountain Provincial Park , and Asessippi Provincial Park are also located in the region, as well as Manitoba's highest point, Baldy Mountain .
Communities located on the river include Swan River and Lenswood. Communities located on its tributaries include Norquay (on Spruce Creek), and Minitonas (on the East Favel River). The average annual discharge of the river at the Town of Swan River is approximately 200,000 acre-feet (250 × 10 ^ 6 m 3) of water.
The Rural Municipality of Swan River is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1901. [ 1 ] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Benito to form the Municipality of Swan Valley West .
PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map. [1] Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22. In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31. [2]