Gainsborough Creek
| Gainsborough Creek | |
|---|---|
Gainsborough Creek | |
The Red River drainage basin, with the Souris River highlighted | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Canada |
| Provinces | |
| Towns | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Near Wawota |
| • location | Saskatchewan |
| Mouth | Souris River, upstream and south of Melita |
• location | Manitoba |
• coordinates | 49°10′21″N 101°01′54″W / 49.1724°N 101.0316°W |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Souris River |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Red River drainage basin |
Gainsborough Creek is a tributary of the Souris River in south-eastern Saskatchewan and south-western Manitoba. It is in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion.
Communities on or near the waterway are Gainsborough, Saskatchewan and Pierson, Manitoba.
In 2014, extended heavy rainfall in the south-eastern Saskatchewan and south-western Manitoba resulted in severe flash flooding across much of the region. Gainsborough residents were given a mandatory evacuation order and were taken to neighbouring communities. Provincial premier Brad Wall did an aerial survey of the flood area that allowed images and video of the flooded village to be recorded near the maximum height of the waters.