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DESCRIPTION It is formed in central Saskatchewan, approximately 40 km (25 mi) east of Prince Albert , by the confluence of its two major branches, the North Saskatchewan and the South Saskatchewan, at the Saskatchewan River Forks . Both source rivers originate from Glaciers in the Alberta Rockies. The combined stream flows east-northeast, into Codette Lake formed by the Francis Finlay dam at Nipawin then into Tobin Lake , formed by the E. B. Campbell Dam . It then flows northeast, off the edge of the prairies of the Great Plains onto the Canadian Shield , passing through a region of marshes, where it is joined from the northwest by the Torch River and the Mossy River . At the northern edge of the marshes it flows east, twisting between a series of small lakes into west central Manitoba to The Pas , where it is joined from the southwest by the Carrot River . Southeast of The Pas, it forms several streams in a Delta on the northwest side of Cedar Lake , then exiting the lake on its southeast end and flowing approximately 5 km (3 mi) to Lake Winnipeg , entering on the northwest shore north of Long Point . The river, like the province of Saskatchewan , takes its name from the Cree word ''kisiskāciwani-sīpiy'', meaning "swift flowing river". The river and its tributaries provided an important route of transportation for First Nations and early Europe an Trappers . Hydroelectric power plants are built on the river at Nipawin , and E.B. Campbell (formerly Squaw Rapids) in Saskatchewan and at Grand Rapids in Manitoba . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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