The Brokenhead River is a river in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It flows north from its source in the Brokenhead Swamp within Sandilands Provincial Forest, to its mouth in Lake Winnipeg south of Stoney Point.
The Brokenhead is navigable by canoe for much of its length. Fishers based in the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation use the lower reaches of the river to access Lake Winnipeg.
Brokenhead River Ecological Reserve preserves of river-bottom forest adjacent to the river in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.
Hazel Creek joins the Brokenhead as a right tributary several miles north of PTH 15. Bears Creek joins as a right tributary south of Mile 76 road N. Beaver Creek joins as a left tributary south of PR 435.
The river passes by the localities of: Nourse Lydiatt St. Ouens Green Bay Green Oak Brokenhead Dencross Scanterbury
The river is bridged by: Trans-Canada Highway PTH 15 PTH 44 PR 435 PR 317 PTH 12 PTH 59
See also List of Manitoba rivers
References
External links Brokenhead River, Manitoba Real-Time Hydrometric Data Graph for Brokenhead River near Beausejour (05SA002) [MB]