Woody River

Woody River
Location of the mouth in Manitoba
Woody River (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
SourceWoody Lake
  locationPorcupine Hills
  coordinates52°27′57″N 101°41′28″W / 52.4657°N 101.6911°W / 52.4657; -101.6911
  elevation691 m (2,267 ft)
MouthSwan Lake
  location
Division No. 17, Manitoba
  coordinates
52°30′37″N 100°50′47″W / 52.5103°N 100.8463°W / 52.5103; -100.8463
  elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Basin features
River systemNelson River
Tributaries 
  left
  • Whitefish Creek
  • Hubbell Creek
  • Bowsman River
  right
  • Hart Creek

Woody River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The river's source is in the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest of eastern Saskatchewan. From there it flows south through boreal forest and then east through Boreal Plains in the Parkland Region of Manitoba en route to Swan Lake. The river parallels the Swan River for much of its route as it travels through Swan River Valley between Duck Mountain and Porcupine Hills of the Manitoba Escarpment. Bowsman is the only notable community along the course of Woody River. Several highways cross it, including Saskatchewan's Highway 980, Manitoba's Roads 588, 366, 268, and Manitoba's Highway 10.