Waskwei River

Waskwei River
Map of Saskatchewan River drainage basin
Location of the river's mouth in Saskatchewan
Waskwei River (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityHudson Bay No. 394
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPasquia Hills
 • coordinates53°25′54″N 102°16′57″W / 53.4317°N 102.2825°W / 53.4317; -102.2825
MouthPasquia River
 • location
Saskatchewan River Delta
 • coordinates
53°34′23″N 101°46′10″W / 53.5731°N 101.7695°W / 53.5731; -101.7695
Basin features
Progression
River systemSaskatchewan River
Tributaries 
 • left
  • Stony Creek
  • Whitepoplar Creek
 • right
  • Schell Creek
  • Niska Creek

Waskwei River is a river in the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 in Saskatchewan, Canada. It begins in the Pasquia Hills of the Manitoba Escarpment and flows in an easterly direction to the Pasquia River in the Saskatchewan River Delta. The Saskatchewan River Delta, also known as the Cumberland Marshes, is the largest inland river delta in North America.

There is small protected area along the river where it crosses Highway 9. There are no communities along the river.