Woody River begins from the southern shore of
Woody Lake at Woody Lake Weir in
Porcupine Hills Provincial Park. The main tributary for Woody Lake is
Midnight Creek which has its source deep in the Porcupine Hills and is connected to several lakes in the provincial park, including
Isbister,
Townsend,
Elbow,
Spirit, and Island Lakes. From Woody Lake and Porcupine Provincial Park, Woody River travels south through the
RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 and out of Porcupine Hills. It enters the
RM of Livingston No. 331 and the Swan River Valley before heading east. The river parallels Swan River, which also has its source in the Porcupine Hills, and it is joined by multiple tributaries, crossed by several highways, and passes through Bowsman, which is at confluence of Woody River and Smith Creek. It empties into the western shore of Swan Lake at
Swan Lake First Nation.
Tributaries Tributaries of Woody River, from upstream to downstream, include: •
Midnight Creek (flows into Woody Lake) • Island Creek • Whitefish Creek (from
Whitefish Lake) • Little Fish Creek (into Whitefish Lake) • Smallfish Creek • Rock Creek (into Whitefish Lake) • Mud Creek • McVey Creek • Mink Creek • Hart Creek • Hubbell Creek • Trout Creek • Whitebeech Creek • Smith Creek • Bowsman River • Camp Nine Creek • Mullin Creek • Kemulch Creek • Birch River • Caldon River == Parks and recreation ==