RM of Lost River’s story
The Rural Municipality of Lost River No. 313 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. It lies in the central part of Saskatchewan, next to the South Saskatchewan River, and its office is in Allan.
Much of the RM sits on the Allan Hills, a plateau south-east of Saskatoon and east of Blackstrap Lake. The hills rise about 100 metres above the surrounding prairie, with the highest point at 658 metres above sea level. Several small lakes dot the plateau, among them Willie, Cygnet, Horseshoe and Bultel lakes. The Arm River begins near Horseshoe Lake and flows south into Last Mountain Lake. The unincorporated communities of Allan Hills and South Allan are the only communities on the plateau, and Highway 764, a gravel road, runs from Allan south past South Allan and then west to Hanley.
In December 2015, Ducks Unlimited Canada joined with local cattlemen to preserve 21 quarters of land, about 13,440 acres, in the hills. It was the largest conservation agreement in the organization's history.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Lost River No. 313” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.