The Pipestone Creek follows the path of the Pipestone Spillway, which is a valley that was created during the melting of the
last glaciation about 15,000 years ago. The headwater for the spillway was glacial Lake Indian Head. From its headwaters, the creek travels in a south-easterly direction and flows through
Ochapowace Nation then into Pipestone Lake, a man-made lake with an
earthen dam. From there it winds its way past
St. Hubert Mission, an early French colony. South of the town of
Moosomin, Saskatchewan, the creek flows into another man-made lake,
Moosomin Lake. Moosomin Dam, owned and operated by the
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, is also an earthen dam that was completed in 1955. From Moosomin Lake, the creek continues south-east where is crosses the border into Manitoba. Just across the border, the creek winds past
Kola and
Butler on its way to
Cromer. From Cromer, it continues in a more southerly direction until it nears
Reston where it heads east towards the communities of
Pipestone and
Oak Lake Indian Reserve. From there it heads north-east through Oak Lake Marsh and into Oak Lake through the Pipestone Creek Diversion. Oak Lake flows into the Plum Lakes which flow into the Souris River via the
Plum Creek.
Tributaries •
Montgomery Creek, starts in the Moose Mountain Upland near
Highway 711 and flows due north past
Kennedy and Highway 48 until it meets Pipestone Creek just downstream from Pipestone Lake. •
Little Pipestone Creek, starts in Moose Mountain Upland and flows in a generally eastward direction past
Wawota and into the south-west corner of Moosomin Lake. == Gallery ==