Carrot River's headwaters originate in the Cudworth and Tiger Hill Plains near the town of
Wakaw, Saskatchewan and its mouth is in the
Saskatchewan River Delta near
The Pas, Manitoba. The river begins at the eastern end of
Wakaw Lake and flows north-east into Manitoba, paralleling the course of the
South Saskatchewan and
Saskatchewan Rivers. At no point is the Carrot River farther than from either of those river. The
Pasquia Hills make up much of the river's southern watershed boundary. Carrot River is about in length and serves as the main watershed (which, at its maximum, is about wide) for north-eastern Saskatchewan. Some of the notable parks and protected areas in Carrot River's watershed include Tway National Wildlife Area,
Raven Island National Wildlife Area,
Lenore Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
Ingvald Opseth Wildlife Refuge,
Wildcat Hill Provincial Park,
Mountain Cabin Recreation Site, Pasquia Regional Park,
Rice River Canyon Ecological Reserve, and
Pasquia Hills North Recreation Site. Communities along Carrot River's course include
Tway,
Crystal Springs,
Kinistino,
Fairy Glen,
Ridgedale,
Red Earth First Nation,
Shoal Lake Cree Nation, and
Pasquia.
Melfort, while not along the course of the river, is the only city within the drainage basin. Major highways that cross the river include
Highways 20,
3,
6,
35,
23,
55, and
9. Once Saskatchewan's Highway 9 reaches the border with Manitoba, it becomes Manitoba's
Provincial Road 283. Provincial Road 283 follows the Carrot River to its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, upstream from The Pas.
Tributaries The Carrot River's
tributaries from its source at
Wakaw Lake in Saskatchewan to its mouth at the Saskatchewan River, upstream from The Pas, Manitoba: • McCloy Creek • Coldwell Creek • Goosehunting Creek •
Melfort Creek • Sweetwater Creek • Sandhill Creek • Little Bridge Creek • Leather River • Doghide River • Presbyterian River • Trapper Creek • Crooked River • Burntout Brook • Jordan River • Emmons Creek • Connell Creek • Papikwan River • Redwillow Creek • Fournier Creek • Kennedy Creek • Cracking River • Red Earth Creek • Halfway Creek • Man River • McVey Creek •
Rice River • Sipanok Channel • Nitenal River • Mountain Creek • Culdesac River •
Birch River • Petabec Creek • Sapaskoo Creek • Junction Creek • Mink Creek • Bloodsucker Creek • Cut Beaver River •
Dragline Channel — a man-made
channel connecting the Carrot River watershed to the Saskatchewan River • Dead Moose Creek == Lenore Lake basin ==