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Rivers Provincial Park Addition
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Designation
Provincial
Park
Landscape Description
Rivers
Provincial
Park
is
located just east of the Town of
Rivers,
along the north shore of Lake
Wahtopanah,
a reservoir on the Little Saskatchewan River in
the Souris Till Plain Natural Region.
Outstanding Features
The
park serves as an important regional recreational
resource for residents and visitors to
south-western Manitoba, and provides camping,
fishing, picnicking, beach day use and boat access
to
Lake
Wahtopanah
.
Directly
north of the park is a 50 hectare parcel of Crown
land often referred to as the “Rivers
Prairie”. This
nearly unaltered patch of mixed grass prairie is
located on the bank of an ancient glacial
spillway. Intact
mixed grass prairie is scarce in this natural
region due to agricultural activities. This
area is also of cultural significance, as it
includes an ancient burial site, and a petroform
has been identified nearby.
Classified
with a Backcountry Land Use Category, meaning it
is protected from logging, mining and
hydroelectric development, this small but valuable
piece of
Manitoba
’s
natural heritage is now part of
Rivers
Provincial
Park,
and is the newest land addition to the provincial
park system.
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