Red Deer River

The title of this article is ambiguous. See Red Deer River (disambiguation) for additional meanings .

Red Deer River
Red Deer River in Red Deer
Data
location	Alberta , Saskatchewan (Canada)
River system	Nelson River
Drain over	South Saskatchewan River  → Saskatchewan River  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
Headwaters	in Banff National Park , Canadian Rockies 51 ° 31 ′ 56 ″  N , 116 ° 2 ′ 31 ″  W
Source height	approx.  2200  m
muzzle	South Saskatchewan River Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '12 "  N , 109 ° 53' 24"  W 50 ° 55 '12 "  N , 109 ° 53' 24"  W.
Mouth height	579  m
Height difference	approx. 1621 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.2 ‰
length	724 km
Catchment area	approx. 49,500 km²  (effective catchment area: approx. 30,000 km²)
Discharge at the Red Deer A Eo gauge : 11,100 km² Location: 485 km above the estuary	MQ 1913/2016 Mq 1913/2016	48 m³ / s 4.3 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Drumheller A Eo gauge : 19,200 km² Location: 300 km above the mouth	MQ 1916/2016 Mq 1916/2016	53.4 m³ / s 2.8 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Bindloss A Eo gauge : 28,200 km² Location: 47 km above the estuary	MQ 1960/2000 Mq 1960/2000	58 m³ / s 2.1 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Raven River , James River , Medicine River , Blindman River , Berry Creek
Right tributaries	Rosebud River , Little Red Deer River , Fallentimber Creek
Reservoirs flowed through	Gleniffer Lake
Small towns	Red Deer , Drumheller
Communities	Sundre
Located in the Saskatchewan River basin

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.

Mean monthly discharge of the Red Deer River (in m³ / s) at the gauge near Bindloss
measured from 1961–2016

Web links

Commons : Red Deer River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 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

1. ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
2. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05CC002
3. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05CE001
4. ^ ^{A b c} Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05CK004
5. ↑ JW Pomeroy et al .: Hydrology and Water Resources of Saskatchewan (PDF, 1.1 MB) University of Saskatchewan. February 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2018.