Ghost River (Bow River)
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.jpg) Bridge over the Ghost River, 20 km above the estuary |
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| Data | ||
| location | Alberta (Canada) | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | Bow River → South Saskatchewan River → Saskatchewan River → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| Headwaters |
Canadian Rockies , on the southwest slope of Mount Oliver 51 ° 24 ′ 41 ″ N , 115 ° 29 ′ 25 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2360 m | |
| muzzle |
Bow River Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '26 " N , 114 ° 42' 48" W 51 ° 13 '26 " N , 114 ° 42' 48" W. |
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| Mouth height | 1188 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1172 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 72 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 940 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 911 km² Location: 6.8 km above the mouth |
MQ 1929/1982 Mq 1929/1982 |
5.9 m³ / s 6.5 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | South Ghost River | |
 View from the mouth of the dammed lower course |
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The Ghost River is an approximately 72 km long left tributary of the Bow River in the southwest of the Canadian province of Alberta .
River course
The Ghost River rises on the southwest slope of Mount Oliver at an altitude of 2360 m in the Canadian Rocky Mountains . It initially flows 16 km south and then turns east. The catchment area of the first 20 kilometers of the river is in the Ghost River Wilderness Area . After about 45 km the South Ghost River meets the Ghost River from the right. The Ghost River finally flows 47 km east of Canmore into the Bow River dammed up to Ghost Lake . The Ghost River has been flooded for the last 2.5 km since the completion of the Ghost Dam in 1929. Alberta Highway 40 follows the lower 20 kilometers of the river . The Alberta Highway 1A crosses the mouth of the Ghost River. About 11 km above the confluence of the South Ghost River there was a 7 km long drainage channel to Lake Minnewanka to the west . This was buried by floods and landslides.
Hydrology
The Ghost River drains an area of about 940 km². The mean discharge is 5.9 m³ / s. The highest runoffs usually occur in June.
