Fir River

Fir River
Nelson River drainage basin
Location of mouth in Saskatchewan
Fir River (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityRM of Hudson Bay No. 394
Physical characteristics
SourcePasquia Hills
  locationWildcat Hill Provincial Park
  coordinates53°13′47″N 102°26′34″W / 53.2297°N 102.4429°W / 53.2297; -102.4429
MouthRed Deer River
  location
Hudson Bay Regional Park
  coordinates
52°49′07″N 102°22′43″W / 52.8185°N 102.3785°W / 52.8185; -102.3785
  elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Basin features
River systemRed Deer River drainage basin
Tributaries 
  rightNonsuch Creek

Fir River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is in the east central part of the province in the heart of the Pasquia Hills, which is one of four landforms that make up the Manitoba Escarpment. It flows in a southward direction until it meets up with the Red Deer River south of the town of Hudson Bay in Hudson Bay Regional Park. The river is in the boreal forest. Fir River is in the Nelson River drainage basin.

Fir River begins at a small lake in the south-east corner of Wildcat Hill Provincial Park in the Pasquia Hills. The lake is in a small valley just west of Bankside Lake, which flows into Man River. While Fir River heads south towards Red Deer River, Man River eventually makes its way northward and is in the Saskatchewan River watershed. Wildcat Hill (53°17′58″N 102°29′01″W / 53.2995°N 102.4836°W / 53.2995; -102.4836), while in the Man River watershed, is only about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of Fir River's source. The Pasquia River's source is just on the north-east side of Bankside Lake and it flows north-east and into the Saskatchewan River at The Pas, Manitoba.