Souris River, about 720 km long, rises in the Yellow Grass marshes N of Weyburn, Sask, flows SE past Estevan and wanders S across the N Dakota border before entering Manitoba. Near the town of Souris it swirls through a series of deep gorges, then makes an abrupt NE turn to join the Assiniboine R. Much of its drainage basin is fertile silt and clay deposited by former glacial Lk Souris, and much of the river's course follows the cut of the lake's outfall. The river's name, French for mouse, aptly describes its meandering course, which from a distant vantage resembles the track of a mouse. The river was an ancillary route of the fur trade, and at least 7 posts were built along its gentle banks between 1785 and 1832. It is still a popular canoe route, but the dominant feature around it now is wheat.
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- Marsh, James H.. "Souris River". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 31 October 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/souris-river. Accessed 05 November 2024.
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- Marsh, J. (2014). Souris River. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/souris-river
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- Marsh, James H.. "Souris River." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited October 31, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Souris River," by James H. Marsh, Accessed November 05, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/souris-river
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Souris River
Article by James H. Marsh
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited October 31, 2014
Souris River, about 720 km long, rises in the Yellow Grass marshes N of Weyburn, Sask, flows SE past Estevan and wanders S across the N Dakota border before entering Manitoba.