Nelson Rapids

Nelson Rapids is a very prominent feature located on the North Seal River just west of Egenolf Lake, Manitoba, which occur in a narrow section where the river is approximately 75 meters wide. The entire length of the rapids is nearly 700 meters.

Nelson Rapids is named after a Canadian war casualty, Private Loren Nelson from Sprague, Manitoba. Loren Nelson died near Werlte, Germany on 10 April 1945.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ "Canadian Heroes - Nelson Rapids". http://canadianheroes.org/loren/geograph.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-14. 

Coordinates: 59°03′48″N 100°08′24″W / 59.06333°N 100.14°W / 59.06333; -100.14