Mukutawa

The Mukutawa River flows west through the forests and lowlands east of Lake Winnipeg, entering the lake north of the Poplar River. Its Cree name means that it is black, a reference recorded in connection with a burned lakeshore. The river is one of several waterways crossing this wooded country, where streams and wetlands lie between the great lake and the waters farther inland. Older maps sometimes placed the river's course differently, confusing it with waterways to the north.