Swift Creek (Manitoba) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Swift Creek
Road sign for Swift Creek
Location of the mouth of Swift Creek in Manitoba
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Physical characteristics
Main source	Unnamed lake 111 m (364 ft) 56°38′45″N 94°05′34″W / 56.64583°N 94.09278°W / 56.64583; -94.09278
River mouth	Nelson River 36 m (118 ft) 56°37′44″N 93°51′40″W / 56.62889°N 93.86111°W / 56.62889; -93.86111
Basin features
River system	Hudson Bay drainage basin

Swift Creek is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Northern Manitoba, Canada. It runs from an unnamed lake to the Nelson River, which it enters as a left tributary. The river flows under the Hudson Bay Railway (passed by the Via Rail Winnipeg – Churchill train), between the settlements of Charlebois to the north and Amery to the south, just past its source; and under Manitoba Provincial Road 290 just before its mouth.