Riverhurst, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
Riverhurst is a village in the south-west Coteau Hills area of Saskatchewan
, Canada
and is north of Vermillion Hills. It is primarily a farming community.
Riverhurst is situated close to the east bank of Lake Diefenbaker
, and is the location of the Riverhurst Ferry
, a cable ferry
that crosses the lake to Lucky Lake
on the west bank. Highway 42
(which provides access to the community) crosses Lake Diefenbaker by the Riverhurst Ferry. The village is located 8km south of the Elbow crater
.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Constable Thomas Brian King (who was shot to death in Saskatoon
) lived in Riverhurst.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and is north of Vermillion Hills. It is primarily a farming community.
Riverhurst is situated close to the east bank of Lake Diefenbaker
Lake Diefenbaker
Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir in Southern Saskatchewan, Canada. It was formed by the construction of Gardiner Dam and the Qu'Appelle River Dam across the South Saskatchewan and Qu'Appelle Rivers respectively. Construction began in 1959 and the lake was filled in 1967. The lake is long with...
, and is the location of the Riverhurst Ferry
Riverhurst Ferry
The Riverhurst Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The ferry crosses Lake Diefenbaker, linking Riverhurst on the west bank to Lucky Lake on the east bank. The ferry is how Highway 42 crosses Lake Diefenbaker....
, a cable ferry
Cable ferry
A cable ferry is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by cables connected to both shores. They are also called chain ferries, floating bridges, or punts....
that crosses the lake to Lucky Lake
Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan
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on the west bank. Highway 42
Saskatchewan Highway 42
Highway 42 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the intersecion of Highway 2 and Highway 202 near Tuxford until Highway 15...
(which provides access to the community) crosses Lake Diefenbaker by the Riverhurst Ferry. The village is located 8km south of the Elbow crater
Elbow crater
Elbow is a meteorite crater just north of the village of Riverhurst in Saskatchewan, Canada.The crater is in diameter with an age estimated to be 395 ± 25 million years . The crater is buried beneath younger sediments and is not exposed at the surface.- References :...
.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
Constable Thomas Brian King (who was shot to death in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
) lived in Riverhurst.