Place in Manitoba, Canada
Seven Sisters Falls | |
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Seven Sisters FallsLocation of Whitemouth in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°06′19″N 96°00′54″W / 50.10528°N 96.01500°W / 50.10528; -96.01500 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Eastman |
Rural Municipality | Whitemouth |
Established | 1929 |
Government | |
• MP (Provencher) | Ted Falk (CPC) |
• MLA (Lac du Bonnet) | Wayne Ewasko |
Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 180 |
estimated | |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Website | rmwhitemouth.com |
Seven Sisters Falls is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, Manitoba.
It is the location of Manitoba Hydro's Seven Sisters Generating Station and the Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park. Seven Sisters Falls was named by fur traders for a series of seven rapids that were located along the Winnipeg River which are now the site of the hydroelectric dam.
References
- "Seven Sisters Falls". Eastman Tourism. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "Seven Sisters Falls". Geographical Names Search. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- "Small Town Spotlight: Seven Sisters Falls". Travel Manitoba - Facebook. March 24, 2017.
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