Stony Rapids
Stony Rapids
Deschaghe ᐊᓯᓃᐏ ᐹᐏᐢᑎᑯᕽ asinîwi-pâwistikohk | |
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Stony Rapids Sign NASA map of Stony Rapids | |
Stony Rapids Location of Stony Rapids in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 59°15′16.99″N 105°50′18.99″W / 59.2547194°N 105.8386083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Post office established | 1937 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Powder |
| • MLA Athabasca Town Counsellor | Leroy Laliberte Tyrel Duff, Kirk McDonald, Terri-Lynn Beavereye, Mervin McDonald |
| • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Buckley Belanger, Liberal |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 243 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| Postal code | S0J 2R8 |
Stony Rapids (Chipewyan: Deschaghe, lit. 'settlement on the other side of the Rapids'; Woods Cree: ᐊᓯᓃᐏ ᐹᐏᐢᑎᑯᕽ, romanized: asinîwi-pâwistikohk, lit. 'stones in these rapids (locative)') is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of the border with the Northwest Territories, along the Fond du Lac River. This river connects the community to Fond-du-Lac, Uranium City and Camsell Portage.