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524:, was built on the Brightwater Creek. The reservoir has a surface area of 235 ha (580 acres) and a maximum volume of 12,631 dam (10,240 acre⋅ft). The dam is located at the north end of the lake and is 14 m (46 ft) high. Brightwater Creek enters the lake from the south while the
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The interpretive centre was built in 1984 and offers interactive activities for school groups. There are three different trails, Living Sky, Beaver Creek
Discovery, and Beaver Creek River View, that traverse the park. The trails are accessible by walking, biking, and, in the winter, cross-country
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Kenaston, until it flows into Brightwater Reservoir. Brightwater Reservoir was created by the building of the Brightwater Creek Dam in 1967 as part of the South Saskatchewan River Project, which included the building of
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Brightwater Lake. Indi Lake flows to Brightwater Creek via a short stream. At the northern end of Brightwater Lake, at the point where the river leaves the lake, is the town of
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447:, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Saskatoon, and located on the estuary of Brightwater Creek at the South Saskatchewan River. The community of
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439:that was founded in 1979 and is operated by the
520:created in 1967 when Brightwater Creek Dam, an
714:"South Saskatchewan River Project Fact Sheet"
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788:"Welcome to Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada"
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631:List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
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696:"Place names - Brightwater Reservoir"
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935:"South Saskatchewan River Watershed"
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950:"Place names - Brightwater Marsh"
723:. 31 October 2008. Archived from
652:"Place names - Brightwater Creek"
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895:"Beaver Creek Conservation Area"
869:"Beaver Creek Conservation Area"
851:"Beaver Creek Conservation Area"
825:"Beaver Creek Conservation Area"
813:The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
770:"Place names - Brightwater Lake"
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968:"Fishing in Brightwater Creek"
611:List of rivers of Saskatchewan
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616:List of lakes of Saskatchewan
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751:"Place names - Proctor Lake"
621:List of dams in Saskatchewan
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875:. Meewasin Valley Authority
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921:"Dams & Reservoirs"
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518:RM of Rosedale No. 283
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334:Great Plains ecoregion
314:Prairie Pothole Region
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483:Brightwater Reservoir
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605:See also
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