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Little Red River Park is a Prince Albert city park located near the mouth of the Spruce River. It is a 500 ha (1,200 acres) forested park that provides year-round recreational opportunities. There are over 30 km (19 mi) of trails for hiking, cycling,
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1210:"Management of Spruce River Diversion Project Anglin / Emma / Christopher Lakes"
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Highlands Trail is on
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744:Fish commonly found in the river include
583:flows into Emma Lake from Marshall Lake.
1159:"Water Conveyance & Flood Controls"
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73:Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
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1005:"Spruce River, Saskatchewan, Canada"
957:Canadian Geographical Names Database
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796:Canadian Geographical Names Database
534:from Trappers Lake. The creeks from
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101:Spruce River (Saskatchewan) (Canada)
311:1,668 km (644 sq mi)
1219:. Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
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1109:"Spruce River, Saskatchewan Map"
848:The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
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19:For the river in Michigan, see
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762:List of rivers of Saskatchewan
631:Department of Northern Affairs
260: • coordinates
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163:Physical characteristics
16:River in Saskatchewan, Canada
1325:. Government of Saskatchewan
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704:Prince Albert National Park
686:. This channel, called the
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248: • location
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688:Christopher Lake diversion
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1389:Tributaries of Hudson Bay
1359:"Fishing in Spruce River"
1319:"Anglin Lake Campgrounds"
1083:"Namekus Lake Campground"
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1345:"Little Red River Park"
979:"Little Red River Park"
772:Tourism in Saskatchewan
494:Wahpaton Indian Reserve
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1409:Dams completed in 1960
1379:Rivers of Saskatchewan
1245:. Government of Canada
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881:. University of Regina
824:. Government of Canada
798:. Government of Canada
594:The Spruce River Dam (
486:RM of Buckland No. 491
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431:Course and description
1163:Water Security Agency
1138:Water Security Agency
1134:"Dams and Reservoirs"
723:Little Red River Park
504:near Bateman Island.
498:Little Red River Park
482:Little Red River 106C
474:Little Red River 106D
1399:Dams in Saskatchewan
1323:Tourism Saskatchewan
1297:Tourism Saskatchewan
1239:"Spruce River Trail"
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983:Tourism Saskatchewan
730:cross-country skiing
698:Parks and recreation
627:Government of Canada
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671:Emma Lake diversion
665:Emma Lake diversion
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104:Show map of Canada
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653:. A grated
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508:Tributaries
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1373:Categories
778:References
601:53°39′59″N
571:Emma Lakes
550:Bell Creek
415:, McPhee,
356:Bell Creek
308:Basin size
270:53°13′06″N
205:53°47′23″N
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138:Provinces
756:See also
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114:Location
1113:Geodata
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655:culvert
565:drains
450:portage
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398:prairie
119:Country
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