Valley River Manitoba Map

About Valley River, Manitoba

Valley River is a community in 13-26-20-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Valley River is located at 51.2481°N, 100.1431°W.

Valley River rests in a broad, shallow basin where the earth seems to exhale a quiet, persistent breath of prairie air. It lies 12.8 km north-north-west of Dauphin, MB (from Dauphin, MB: bearing 329°T), and is situated 12.5 km south of Sifton. The land unfurls in wide, sweeping vistas, broken only by the occasional cluster of aspens, their leaves a shimmering copper in the late afternoon sun, or the darker, more stoic presence of spruce. A network of sloughs and shallow wetlands stitches itself across the landscape, reflecting the immense, ever-changing Manitoba sky in pools of liquid silver. The character of Valley River is one of quiet resilience, an enduring spirit born from the vastness and the light, where the wind whispers secrets through the tall grasses and the silence itself feels like a tangible presence. Historically, Valley River's story is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding plains, a narrative carved by generations of farmers who coaxed sustenance from the rich, dark soil. This land once echoed with the hoofbeats of bison, and Indigenous peoples have traversed these waterways for millennia, their deep connection to the earth a quiet undercurrent in the region's present. The local economy, while still anchored in grain production, has seen diversification over the years, with small businesses and services catering to the needs of the surrounding rural population. The gentle curve of the river, a ribbon of cool, clear water, has always been central, a source of life and a modest artery for transport in earlier times, and today it offers a tranquil counterpoint to the open sky, a place where dragonflies dance in the humid summer air.

About This Valley River Map Page

Explore Valley River, Manitoba, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.248056, -100.14306. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Valley River includes the postal code (R7N), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Valley River is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.