Spirit Creek[1] is a river located in the Assiniboine River watershed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins east of Rama and flows south-east into the north end of Good Spirit Lake. Along its route, it crosses Highway 5 and the CN Railway 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Buchanan. Just over 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Buchanan, it crosses Highway 47 and flows into Patterson Lake.[2] From Patterson Lake, it empties into the north end of Good Spirit Lake.[3]

Spirit Creek
Highway 754 crossing over Spirit Creek
Assiniboine River
Spirit Creek is located in Saskatchewan
Spirit Creek
Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
Spirit Creek is located in Canada
Spirit Creek
Spirit Creek (Canada)
Location
Country Canada
Provinces Saskatchewan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates51°47′41″N 102°53′55″W / 51.7947°N 102.8987°W / 51.7947; -102.8987
MouthGood Spirit Lake
 • coordinates
51°36′26″N 102°41′50″W / 51.6071°N 102.6973°W / 51.6071; -102.6973
 • elevation
481 m (1,578 ft)
Basin features
River systemAssiniboine River drainage basin

Near the mouth of the river is Bella Sands Resort,[4] Good Spirit Petting Zoo,[5] and the northern most point of Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park.[6] At the south end of Good Spirit Lake, there's a dam and an outflow channel. That channel flows eastward into a tributary of Whitesand River. Whitesand River continues eastward and meets up with the Assiniboine River.

Spirit Creek Reservoir is 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Rama along a tributary of Spirit Creek. The dam and reservoir were built in the 1920s by Canadian Northern Railway to provide steam locomotives with a water source. Later, it was owned and operated by the village of Rama. Most recently, Big Sky Farms owned the dam.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Spirit Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Patterson Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Spirit Creek stream, Saskatchewan, Canada".
  4. ^ "Bella Sands Resort". Bella Sands Resort. Bella Sands Resort. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ Daniels, Calvin (11 July 2020). "Petting Zoo popular place for youngsters". SaskToday. Glacier Media. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details".