First Nations people on the Nelson River, 1878

The Nelson River (French: fleuve Nelson) is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is 2575 km (1600 mile), it has mean discharge of 2370 m³/s (3100 yd³/s), and has a drainage basin of 982900 km² (379500 sq. mile), of which 180000 km² is in the United States^[1]. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs 644 km (400 mile) before it ends into Hudson Bay. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard - Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation... Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, on Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (52°30′N 97°47′W) is a very large (24,400 km²) lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, about 55 km north of the city of Winnipeg. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

The river flows through the Canadian Shield out of Playgreen Lake at the northern tip of Lake Winnipeg, and flows through Cross Lake, Sipiwesk Lake, Split Lake and Stephens Lake. Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield— also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Bouclier Canadien (French), or Laurentian Plateau— is a large shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American craton. ... Playgreen Lake is a lake in the province of Manitoba in Canada. ... Cross Lake lies on the border of Cayuga and Onodondaga Counties in New York. ...

Since it drains Lake Winnipeg, it is the last part of the large Saskatchewan River system, as well as that of the Red River and Winnipeg River. It has a flow at its mouth of 2066 m³/s. The Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada, approximately 550 km (340 mi) long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to drain into Lake Winnipeg. ... The Red River drainage basin, with the Red River highlighted The Red River in Greater Grand Forks, as viewed from the Grand Forks side of the river The Red River in Fargo-Moorhead, as viewed from the Fargo side of the river For other things named Red River, see the... The Winnipeg River is a Canadian river which flows from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba and eventually empties into Hudson Bay via the Nelson River. ...

Besides Lake Winnipeg, its primary tributaries include the Grass River, which drains a long area north of Lake Winnipeg, and the Burntwood River, which passes through Thompson, Manitoba. The City of Thompson, Hub of the North is the regional trade and service centre of Northern Manitoba. ...

The river flows into Hudson Bay at Port Nelson (now a ghost town), just north of the Hayes River and York Factory. Other communities upriver from there include Bird, Sundance, Long Spruce, Gillam, Split Lake, Arnot, Crosslake, and Norway House. Port Nelson in 1917. ... The Hayes River is a river in Manitoba, Canada. ... Ruperts Land, showing the location of York Factory York Factory was a historic settlement and longtime headquarters of the Hudsons Bay Company in North America, located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in present-day northeastern Manitoba, Canada. ... Sundance, Manitoba was a community near the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba that was constructed in the mid-eighties to house the workers of the Limestone Dam project & their families. ... Gillam, Manitoba is located between Thompson and Churchill on the Canadian National Railway line. ... Split Lake, Manitoba is a community in Manitoba. ... Norway House is a growing community of some 6500 people some 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of the eastern channel of Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. ...

The lake was named by Sir Thomas Button, a Welsh explorer from St. Lythans, Glamorganshire, who wintered at its mouth in 1612, after Robert Nelson, a ship's master who died there. The area was fought over for the fur trade, though the Hayes River, whose mouth is near the Nelson's, became the main route inland. Sir Thomas Button (d. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Hayes River is a river in Manitoba, Canada. ...

Today, the Nelson River's huge volume and long drop make it useful for generating hydroelectricity. This has provoked bitter disputes with the First Nations of the area, whose lands past projects have flooded and future projects threaten. Hydroelectricity is the worlds leading renewable energy source. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ...

Fort Nelson, an historic Hudson's Bay Company trading post, was located at the mouth of the Nelson River at Hudson Bay and was a key trading post in the early 18th century. After his pivotal role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company, Pierre Esprit Radisson, noted French explorer, was chief director of trade at Fort Nelson during one of his sustained periods of service to England. Today, Fort Nelson no longer exists. Port Nelson, the abandoned shipping port remains on the opposite side of the river mouth on Hudson Bay.Image:Http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/rivers/imgs2/nelsmap.gif The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Pierre-Esprit Radisson Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636 – 1710) was a French-born explorer and fur trader. ...

See also

• Nelson River Hydroelectric Project
• List of Manitoba rivers
• Manitoba Hydro
• Nelson River Bipole
• Eric Sevareid

Powerplants (existing and planned) of the Nelson River Hydroelectric Project, Manitoba, Canada (2006) The Nelson River Hydroelectric Project refers to the construction of a series of dams and hydroelectric power plants on the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba, Canada. ... See Also: Rivers of Canada Tributaries of Hudson Bay Rivers of the Americas This is a list of rivers, creeks, and streams in Manitoba, Canada. ... Founded in 1961, Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, and is the 4th largest electrical utility in Canada. ... A 2000A 250kV thyristor valve at Manitoba Hydros Henday converter station, April 2001 The Nelson River Bipole is a system of two HVDC lines in Manitoba, operated by Manitoba Hydro. ... Pioneering broadcast journalist Eric Sevareid. ...

References

1. ^ Atlas of Canada

External links

• Information and a map of the Nelson's watershed