Clearwater River (North Saskatchewan River)

Clearwater River
The river in Alberta
Data
location	Alberta (Canada)
River system	Nelson River
Drain over	North Saskatchewan River  → Saskatchewan River  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
origin	Devon Lakes in the Canadian Rockies 51 ° 45 ′ 4 ″  N , 116 ° 14 ′ 24 ″  W
Source height	approx.  2300  m
muzzle	at Rocky Mountain House in the North Saskatchewan River Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 43 "  N , 114 ° 56 ′ 52"  W 52 ° 21 ′ 43 "  N , 114 ° 56 ′ 52"  W
Mouth height	approx.  960  m
Height difference	approx. 1340 m
Bottom slope	approx. 6.6 ‰
length	203 km
Catchment area	3220 km²
Runoff at Rocky Mountain House A Eo gauge : 3220 km²	MQ 1914/1975 Mq 1914/1975	26 m³ / s 8.1 l / (s km²)
The source of the Clearwater River in the Devon Lakes
The river in the Canadian Rockies
Trident Lake

The Clearwater River ( English for "clear water river") is a right tributary of the North Saskatchewan River in the Canadian province of Alberta .

Its source is in the Devon Lakes in the Canadian Rockies below Mount Wellington in Banff National Park . After flowing through Clearwater Lakes and Trident Lakes , the river leaves the mountains and maintains its direction of flow to the east. The Clearwater River turns north about 20 km south of Rocky Mountain House and finally reaches the North Saskatchewan River at Rocky Mountain House.

The Clearwater River has a length of 203 km. Its catchment area covers 3220 km². The mean discharge is 26 m³ / s.

Tributaries

• Alford Creek
• Cuttoff Creek
• Elk Creek
• Forbidden Creek
• Idlewild Creek
• Limestone Creek
• Martin Creek
• Malloch Creek
• Peppers Creek
• Peters Creek
• Pineneedle Creek
• Prairie Creek
• Roaring Creek
• Rock Creek
• Seven Mile Creek
• Tay River
• Timber Creek
• Washout Creek

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Clearwater River at Rocky Mountain House gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET