Pembina River (Athabasca River)
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| location | Alberta (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Athabasca River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | at Redcap Mountain (Rocky Mountains) 52 ° 56 ′ 42 " N , 117 ° 4 ′ 48" W |
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| Source height | approx. 1800 m | |
| muzzle | in the Athabasca River coordinates: 54 ° 44 ′ 36 ″ N , 114 ° 17 ′ 1 ″ W 54 ° 44 ′ 36 ″ N , 114 ° 17 ′ 1 ″ W.
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| length | 547 km | |
| Catchment area | 12,900 km² | |
| Discharge at the Entwistle A Eo gauge : 4420 km² |
MQ 1914/2000 Mq 1914/2000 |
20 m³ / s 4.5 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the Jarvie A Eo gauge : 13,100 km² |
MQ 1957/2000 Mq 1957/2000 |
36 m³ / s 2.7 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Lobstick River , Paddle River | |
| Right tributaries | Lovett River | |
| Small towns | Westlock | |
| Communities | Entwistle , Evansburg , Sangudo | |
The Pembina River is a right tributary of the Athabasca River in Central Alberta ( Canada ).
The name Pembina [ ˈpɛmbɪnə ] was derived from the Canadian-French name for the shrub Viburnum trilobum . The river in turn gave its name to the Pembina oil field , an oil and gas producing region around Drayton Valley . The environmental institute Pembina Institute also took its name from the river.
Course of the river
The Pembina River has its source in the Canadian Rockies south of Cadomin near Pembina Forks . It flows in an easterly direction and flows into the Athabasca River after 547 km, 64 km west of the city of Athabasca . Its catchment area covers an area of 12,900 km².
Parishes along the course of the Pembina River are Westlock , Sangudo , Entwistle , Evansburg .
The Pembina River Provincial Park is located along the gorges of the river between Evansburg and Entwistle. Another sanctuary on the river is the Pembina River Natural Area , located 20 km northeast of Cherhill in Aspen Parkland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Pembina River at the Entwistle gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Pembina River at the Jarvie gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Alberta Community Development ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Pembina River Natural Area
