Swift Creek (Manitoba)

Swift Creek
River
Road sign for Swift Creek
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Part of	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source	Unnamed lake
- elevation	111 m (364 ft)
- coordinates	56°38′45″N 94°05′34″W / 56.64583°N 94.09278°W
Mouth	Nelson River
- elevation	36 m (118 ft)
- coordinates	56°37′44″N 93°51′40″W / 56.62889°N 93.86111°WCoordinates: 56°37′44″N 93°51′40″W / 56.62889°N 93.86111°W
Location of the mouth of Swift Creek in Manitoba

Swift Creek is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada.^[1] It runs from an unnamed lake to the Nelson River, which it enters as a left tributary. The river flows under the Hudson Bay Railway (passed by the Via Rail Winnipeg – Churchill train), between the settlements of Charlebois to the north and Amery to the south, just past its source; and under Manitoba Provincial Road 290 just before its mouth.

See also

• List of rivers of Manitoba

References

1. "Swift Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-02.