Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a left tributary of the South Saskatchewan River in western Canada with a length of 724 km.
It rises in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park and flows first to the northeast and past the town of Red Deer , which is named after it. Then it flows further southeast and east, past Drumheller and finally towards Saskatchewan , where it flows into the South Saskatchewan River.
The Red Deer River valley was important to the Albertan Indians as it was home to large populations of game , including buffalo , elk , deer and beaver . In the mid-19th century, the river valley was populated by the tribes of Blackfoot , Cree , Stoney and Métis . The original Cree name of the river was Waskasoo seepee ("Elk River").
The Red Deer River Valley is protected by several provincial and regional parks, including Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park , Midland Provincial Park, and Dinosaur Provincial Park .
Hydrology
The catchment area of the Red Deer River covers about 49,500 km², the effective catchment area about 30,000 km². The mean discharge 47 km above the mouth near Bindloss is 58 m³ / s. In the spring months, the river is mainly fed by the snowmelt in the prairie. The snow in the higher elevations does not melt until later in the year, so that in the summer months a large part of the water consists of meltwater from the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
measured from 1961–2016
Web links
- History of Red Deer (English)
- The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Geographical Names of Canada: Red Deer River
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05CC002
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05CE001
- ^ A b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05CK004
- ↑ JW Pomeroy et al .: Hydrology and Water Resources of Saskatchewan (PDF, 1.1 MB) University of Saskatchewan. February 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2018.