Weir River (Manitoba)

Weir River
Location of the mouth of the Weir River in Manitoba
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern
Census division23
Physical characteristics
SourceWeir Lake
  coordinates56°58′55″N 94°33′46″W / 56.98194°N 94.56278°W / 56.98194; -94.56278
  elevation186 m (610 ft)
MouthNelson River
  coordinates
56°54′32″N 93°21′27″W / 56.90889°N 93.35750°W / 56.90889; -93.35750
  elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin

The Weir River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Its flows from Weir Lake to the Nelson River as a left tributary, 70 kilometres (43 mi) upstream of that river's mouth at Hudson Bay.

There is a flag stop on the Hudson Bay Railway where it crosses the river. Canoeists and hikers can wait by a signpost to flag down the Via Rail Winnipeg–Churchill train.