Battle River
| Battle River | ||
 Battle River from Alberta Highway 14 seen from |
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| Data | ||
| location | Alberta , Saskatchewan ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | North Saskatchewan River → Saskatchewan River → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| origin | Battle Lake 52 ° 56 ′ 57 ″ N , 114 ° 8 ′ 41 ″ W |
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| Source height | 849 m | |
| muzzle |
North Saskatchewan River at North Battleford Coordinates: 52 ° 42 ′ 42 " N , 108 ° 15 ′ 13" W 52 ° 42 ′ 42 " N , 108 ° 15 ′ 13" W |
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| Mouth height | 463 m | |
| Height difference | 386 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.68 ‰ | |
| length | 570 km | |
| Catchment area | 30,300 km² | |
| Discharge at the Battleford A Eo gauge : 29,700 km² Location: 8 km above the estuary |
MQ 1968/1994 Mq 1968/1994 |
14.3 m³ / s 0.5 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Driedmeat Lake | |
| Small towns | Wainwright , Wetaskiwin , Camrose | |
| Communities | New Norway | |
The Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan , Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River . The river has a total length - measured from the rear end of Pigeon Lake - of 570 km, as well as a catchment area of 30,300 km² and an average discharge of 10 m³ / s at its mouth.
River course
The Battle River has its origin south of Battle Lake in central Alberta, east of Winfield and meanders east into the province of Saskatchewan, where it flows into the North Saskatchewan River at Battleford .
The Big Knife Provincial Park is located along the river between Donalda and Forestburg . Other communities that lie along the Battle River include: Ponoka , Wetaskiwin , Camrose , New Norway , Edberg , Rosalind , Duhamel , Forestburg , Galahad , Alliance , Hardisty , Wainwright , Marsden , Lashburn , Waseca , Maidstone and Paynton .
Tributaries
- Sunny Creek
- Wolf Creek
- Pigeon Lake Creek
- Stoney Creek
- Pipestone Creek
- Driedmeat Creek
- Meeting Creek
- Paintearth Creek
- Castor Creek
- Iron Creek
- Ribstone Creek
Battle Lake , Samson Lake , Driedmeat Lake, and Big Knife Lake are lakes along the course of the Battle River. Numerous other lakes (such as Pigeon Lake , Coal Lake , Bittern Lake , Vernon Lake , Ernest Lake , Soda Lake ) developed in the catchment area of the Battle River.
Web links
- Battle River Watershed Alliance - designated Watershed Planning and Advisory Council
- Fish Species of Saskatchewan
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05FF001