Melfort Creek

Melfort Creek
Map of the Saskatchewan River drainage basin
Location of river's mouth in Saskatchewan
Melfort Creek (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Physical characteristics
SourceEagle Lake
  locationRM of Lake Lenore No. 399
  coordinates52°38′43″N 104°36′26″W / 52.6452°N 104.6071°W / 52.6452; -104.6071
MouthCarrot River
  location
RM of Willow Creek No. 458
  coordinates
53°02′28″N 104°37′26″W / 53.0410°N 104.6240°W / 53.0410; -104.6240
Basin features
River systemNelson River
Tributaries 
  left
  • Thatch Creek
Waterbodies
  • Melfort PFRA Reservoir
  • Melfort Town Reservoir

Melfort Creek, originally known as Stoney Creek, is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in the aspen parkland ecozone and flows through the "most productive farmland areas in Canada, the Carrot River Valley, a territory that has never known drought or severe crop failure". The river begins at Eagle Lake and flows north where it meets the Carrot River in the Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458. The Carrot River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River within the Nelson River drainage basin. Along Melfort Creek's course are two reservoirs and the city of Melfort.