Stony Rapids is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, with a total population of 360 residents. Located 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of the border to the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, the community is astride the Fond du Lac River

Fond du Lac River (Mackenzie River)

The Fond du Lac River is one of the upper branches of the Mackenzie River system, draining into the Arctic Ocean, located in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The river is long, has a watershed of , and its mean discharge is per second.-Hydrology:...

. This river connects the community to Fond-du-Lac

Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan

Fond-du-lac is a settlement located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Situated on the east side of Lake Athabasca it is a remote fly-in community...

, Uranium City

Uranium City, Saskatchewan

Uranium City is a settlement in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. It is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, 760 km northeast of Edmonton and south of the Northwest...

 and Camsell Portage

Camsell Portage, Saskatchewan

Camsell Portage is a very small community of 50 people, located on the shores of Lake Athabasca. Camsell is one of the few remaining fly-in communities served by the school division. In the winter, residents can travel to Uranium City by ski-doo, and there is also a road connecting Camsell Portage...

.

Transportation

There is no paved road that connects Stony Rapids to the rest of the province. There is a dirt/gravel road from Stony Rapids to Points North Landing and from there to the southern part of the province. This road is open year round although during the summer it is quite rough and slow traveling. Also, there is a winter ice road from Fond-du-Lac and Uranium City for most of the winter. In the summer months, the travel is done by boat. Like most northern settlements, Stony Rapids relies on its Stony Rapids Airport

Stony Rapids Airport

Stony Rapids Airport, , is located adjacent to Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada.On June 25, 2006, the airport was used to evacuate residents from northern Saskatchewan when Stony Rapids and other nearby communities were threatened by forest fires....

 for vital transportation. There is also a year-round road to the community of Black Lake

Black Lake, Saskatchewan

Black Lake is a small First Nations community in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the northwest shore of Black Lake, at a point where the Fond du Lac River leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca. The population is about 1450. It is home to the Black Lake Denesuline Nation, with...

, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast.

External links

• Map of Stony Rapids at Statcan