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The History of the Land
The History of the Area
This postcard is of
Little Saskatchewan Generating Station (1908)
Source - Manitoba Historic Sites Website:
The Little Saskatchwan River Dam
Responding to the new demand to supply electricity for lighting and heating, the Brandon Electric Light Company built a steam generating station in Brandon, MB. They were then involved with the construction of the first hydroelectric plant in Manitoba. It was located on the Little Saskatchewan River and operated throughout the winter months from 1901 to 1924. The lake created was a popular recreation spot.
The final remains of the dam were washed out in 1948 when the Minnedosa Dam upstream broke, causing a flood of water to flow down the river. Today a few posts are still visible in the water and the concrete foundation of the powerhouse remains on the east riverbank.
To read more of the information referenced here and to see other postcards and photos of the dam, go to the
Manitoba Historic Sites Website.
McGregor House / Gwenmar
Located on the south side of the serene country road leading to Paradise Valley is the Manitoba Historic Site,
The McGregor House, also known as Gwenmar.
It was originally built for the pioneering rancher,
James Duncan McGregor whose innovative ideas contributed to evolving the agriculture of his country to a more diversified approach. He was appointed the Lieutenant-Governor for Manitoba in 1929.
It is presently owned by Teen Challenge which is a Christian youth based outreach.
General Information of the Little Saskatchewan River
The Little Saskatchewan River is a river in western Manitoba. It originates in Riding Mountain National Park at Lake Audy and flows about 65 miles (105 km) south through the communities of Minnedosa and Rapid City. Its approximate length is 185 km. It joins theAssiniboine River about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Brandon. The watershed has an area of 1,400 square miles (3,600 km2). The watershed includes numerous lakes and three man made reservoirs (Minnedosa Lake, Rapid City Reservoir and Lake Wahtopanah.
In 1911 the Geographic Board of Canada adopted the name Minnedosa River but restored the original name in 1978. Some early settlers to the area arrived when the river was in flood and thought it was the Saskatchewan River.[1]
The maximum mean daily discharge near Rivers, Manitoba was 3,640 cubic feet (103 m3) per second on April 14, 1969. Average annual runoff is about 115,000 acre feet (142,000,000 m3),[2] the equivalent of 1.4 inches (36 mm) from the entire area or about 7% of the total annual precipitation.
reference: wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Saskatchewan_River