18-762: Bengough may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bengough, Saskatchewan , a town in Canada Bengough (electoral district) , a provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 , Saskatchewan, a rural municipality in Canada People [ edit ] Harcourt Mortimer Bengough (1837–1922), British soldier John Wilson Bengough (1851–1923), Canadian cartoonist Benny Bengough (1898–1968), American baseball player Topics referred to by
36-461: A cash donation from Bengough, and a five-year capital investment from the Department of Tourism & Renewable Resources. At Bengough Regional Park, there's a well-treed campground with 29 sites, a golf course, and an outdoor swimming pool. The campsites are full service including potable water, sewer, and power, as well as washroom and shower facilities. The golf course, which opened in 1980,
54-550: A local farmer organization. Bengough is located within the Missouri Coteau near Willow Bunch Lake , Big Muddy Lake , Salt Lake and Channel Lake. Few well-defined streams or creeks are located near the townsite. The landscape where the town is located is characterized by pitted and rolling topography of the moraine deposits that dominate the landscape. Just south of Bengough is the Big Muddy Badlands . In
72-460: Is agriculture . Regina , Assiniboia and Weyburn are the closest neighbouring major communities. Bengough & District Regional Park ( 49°23′30″N 105°07′36″W / 49.3918°N 105.1268°W / 49.3918; -105.1268 ) is a regional park located adjacent to Bengough, just off Highway 34 . The park was founded in 1975 with land donated by the RM of Bengough No. 40 ,
90-734: Is a 9-hole, sand green course that has a clubhouse and driving range. Other amenities at the park include a playground area, hiking trails, beach volleyball court, ball diamonds, and horseshoe pits. Bengough is the home of the Gateway Festival, a family friendly folk/roots festival showcasing a wide variety of talent from Saskatchewan and beyond. Past performers include Steve Earle , Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , Buffy Sainte-Marie , Tom Cochrane , 54-40 , Corb Lund , Sloan , Kim Mitchell , Kathleen Edwards , Jess Moskaluke , Tenille Arts , Northern Pikes , Colter Wall , The Sheepdogs , and many more. The annual festival takes place
108-409: Is an outcrop of sandstone and compressed clay that protrudes above the flat prairie. It has a height of 60 metres (200 ft) and a circumference of 500 metres (1,600 ft). It is located 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Bengough on Highway 34 , about halfway between Big Muddy Lake and Willow Bunch Lake. Jean Louis Legare Regional Park is a campground and golf course near Willow Bunch at
126-555: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bengough, Saskatchewan Bengough ( / ˈ b ɛ n . ɡ ɔː f / ) is a town surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 , in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . A southeastern Saskatchewan prairie town, Bengough is located east of Willow Bunch Lake on Highway 34 near Highway 705 . The town
144-410: Is located on a hill overlooking Big Muddy Badlands and Big Muddy Lake. The effigy is 41.98 m (137.7 ft) long and 26.07 m (85.5 ft) wide. It was first identified by Thomas Kehoe in 1965. He believed it represented a turtle , yet others, including Indigenous elders, believe it represents a badger . The site is a protected area and is fenced off with an informative plaque describing
162-541: Is named Bengough after cartoonist John Wilson Bengough . Bengough also plays host to the Gateway Festival which showcases various musicians and several other events through the weekend, usually taking place in late July. Homesteading in the Bengough area started around 1906. In 1911, Bengough was incorporated as a village and a rail line was built by the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR). Bengough
180-416: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Bengough had a population of 332 living in 175 of its 207 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 332 . With a land area of 1.12 km (0.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 296.4/km (767.7/sq mi) in 2021. Located in a mixed farming and ranching area, Bengough's main economic industry
198-558: The end of the last ice age when a glacial lake outburst flood occurred from a pre-historic glacial lake located at present-day Old Wives Lake . Big Muddy Lake is a large salt lake at the heart of the badlands. Two other notable lakes, Willow Bunch Lake and Lake of the Rivers , are farther upstream in the valley. A prominent feature of the badlands is Castle Butte ( 49°13′03″N 105°13′09″W / 49.2175°N 105.2191°W / 49.2175; -105.2191 ), which
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#1732793140887216-556: The fourth weekend of July. Big Muddy Badlands The Big Muddy Badlands are a series of badlands in southern Saskatchewan , Canada, and northern Montana , United States, in the Big Muddy Valley and along Big Muddy Creek . Big Muddy Valley is a cleft of erosion and sandstone that is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) wide, and 160 metres (520 ft) deep. The Big Muddy Valley and Big Muddy Badlands were formed over 12,000 years ago near
234-590: The nineteenth and early twentieth century the Badlands formed the northern end of the "Outlaw Trail", a series of trails and stopping areas utilized by outlaws in the American West spanning from Canada to Mexico . Outlaws such as Henry Borne and his brother Coyote Pete, Sam Kelly, the Pigeon Toed Kid, and the notorious Sundance Kid turned up in the area. In 1999, 256 ha (630 acres) of land
252-437: The northern end of the valley. Ranching and tourism are important industries in the sparsely populated area. Tours of the badlands are arranged from the nearby town of Coronach . Within the Big Muddy Valley and Badlands are four Important Bird Areas of Canada covering five salt lakes and almost 400 km (150 sq mi) of habitat. All four sites are important for the nationally endangered piping plover . In
270-504: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bengough . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bengough&oldid=1159154422 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
288-466: Was constructed by local Indigenous people from fieldstone overlooking West Beaver Creek near the border with Montana. The 64-hectare site was formally recognized in 1999. Besides the Buffalo Effigy, there is a stone cairn and at least eight stone rings. The Minton Turtle Effigy ( 49°11′15″N 104°44′49″W / 49.1874°N 104.7469°W / 49.1874; -104.7469 )
306-619: Was incorporated as a town in 1958. The town was an agricultural hub to the surrounding area with grain elevators from Federal Grain Limited, Parrish Heimbecker Ltd. , and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool established within the town limits. The railway running through the town of Bengough is no longer in operation. As of 2007, only the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator is still in operation, owned and operated by
324-688: Was set aside as the Sam Kelly Sites ( 49°00′25″N 105°00′04″W / 49.0069°N 105.001°W / 49.0069; -105.001 ) in the Canadian part of the badlands and put on the Canadian Register of Historic Places . The historical site contains nine archaeological sites, including stone rings and effigies, caves, and homestead remains. The Buffalo Effigy ( 49°01′00″N 105°11′20″W / 49.0167°N 105.1888°W / 49.0167; -105.1888 )
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