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[[File:Wascana Creek 2017.jpg|thumb|Wascana Creek in Les Sherman Park, West End, downstream from the Albert Street Bridge and Wascana Lake|upright=1.35]] |
[[File:Wascana Creek 2017.jpg|thumb|Wascana Creek in Les Sherman Park, West End, downstream from the Albert Street Bridge and Wascana Lake|upright=1.35]] |
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'''Wascana Creek''' is a stream in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Saskatchewan]]. Originating in the fields east of [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] near [[Vibank, Saskatchewan|Vibank]], it travels southeast for approximately 45 kilometers before turning back west at [[Tyvan, Saskatchewan|Tyvan]]. The creek then travels in a northwestwardly direction through Regina, where it was dammed by the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] to create [[Wascana Lake]], both to supply water for [[steam locomotive]]s and to create a decorative image in Regina. Below the lake, the creek leaves Regina and ends at the [[Qu'Appelle River]] in [[Lumsden, Saskatchewan|Lumsden]]. The creek and its tributaries drain over 2,200 square kilometres. |
'''Wascana Creek''' is a stream in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Saskatchewan]]. Originating in the fields east of [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] near [[Vibank, Saskatchewan|Vibank]], it travels southeast for approximately 45 kilometers before turning back west at [[Tyvan, Saskatchewan|Tyvan]]. The creek then travels in a northwestwardly direction through Regina, where it was dammed by the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] to create [[Wascana Lake]], both to supply water for [[steam locomotive]]s and to create a decorative image in Regina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wascana.ca/pub/pdfs/2016-04-07%20WCA_Screen.pdf |title=Wascana Centre 2016 Master Plan |publisher=[[Wascana Centre]] |page=14 |format=PDF |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref> Below the lake, the creek leaves Regina and ends at the [[Qu'Appelle River]] in [[Lumsden, Saskatchewan|Lumsden]]. The creek and its tributaries drain over 2,200 square kilometres. |
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[[Sherwood Forest Bridge]] is one of the bridges that crosses Wascana Creek. |
[[Sherwood Forest Bridge]] is one of the bridges that crosses Wascana Creek. |
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A 2011 study by [[Environment Canada]] found the creek to have high levels of [[Water pollution|pollution]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-s-wascana-creek-has-damaging-pollutants-1.1054468 |title=Regina's Wascana Creek has damaging pollutants |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=29 August 2011 |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref> |
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==Fish species== |
==Fish species== |
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[[Brook stickleback]] and [[fathead minnow]] can be found in the Wascana Lake portion of the creek.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wascana.ca/pub/documents/tours/Habitat_Conservation_Area-Self-guided_Tour.pdf |title=Habitat Conservation Area: A Self-guided Tour |publisher=[[Wascana Centre]] |format=PDF |page=3 |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref> |
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The creek contains no sustainable fish populations, although carp occasionally move into the creek during flooding. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of rivers of Saskatchewan]] |
* [[List of rivers of Saskatchewan]] |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115] Fish Species of Saskatchewan |
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Revision as of 17:40, 14 August 2018
Wascana Creek is a stream in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Originating in the fields east of Regina near Vibank, it travels southeast for approximately 45 kilometers before turning back west at Tyvan. The creek then travels in a northwestwardly direction through Regina, where it was dammed by the Canadian Pacific Railway to create Wascana Lake, both to supply water for steam locomotives and to create a decorative image in Regina.[1] Below the lake, the creek leaves Regina and ends at the Qu'Appelle River in Lumsden. The creek and its tributaries drain over 2,200 square kilometres.
Sherwood Forest Bridge is one of the bridges that crosses Wascana Creek.
A 2011 study by Environment Canada found the creek to have high levels of pollution.[2]
Fish species
Brook stickleback and fathead minnow can be found in the Wascana Lake portion of the creek.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Wascana Centre 2016 Master Plan" (PDF). Wascana Centre. p. 14. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Regina's Wascana Creek has damaging pollutants". CBC News. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Habitat Conservation Area: A Self-guided Tour" (PDF). Wascana Centre. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
50°39′00″N 104°55′02″W / 50.65000°N 104.91722°W