Smoky River

Smoky River
Smoky River southeast of Grande Prairie
Data
location	Alberta (Canada)
River system	Mackenzie River
Drain over	Peace River  → Slave River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
origin	Adolphus Lake in Jasper National Park 53 ° 10 ′ 16 ″  N , 119 ° 7 ′ 1 ″  W
Source height	1680  m
muzzle	at Peace River (Alberta) in the Peace River Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′ 9 ″  N , 117 ° 20 ′ 3 ″  W 56 ° 11 ′ 9 ″  N , 117 ° 20 ′ 3 ″  W.
Mouth height	315  m
Height difference	1365 m
Bottom slope	2.8 ‰
length	492 km
Catchment area	51,300 km²
Discharge at the gauge above Hells Creek A Eo : 3840 km²	MQ 1968/2000 Mq 1968/2000	79 m³ / s 20.6 l / (s km²)
Discharge at Watino A Eo gauge : 50,300 km²	MQ 1915/2000 Mq 1915/2000	347 m³ / s 6.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Kakwa River , Cutbank River , Wapiti River
Right tributaries	Muskeg River , Simonette River , Little Smoky River
Small towns	Grande Cache
Communities	Watino
Smoky River in the Peace River catchment

The Smoky River is one of the most important tributaries of the Peace River and belongs to the river system of the Mackenzie River .

Origin and course

It rises in Adolphus Lake ( 1680  m ) in the north of Jasper National Park and flows for almost 500 km in a north-easterly direction until it flows into the river of the same name ( 315  m ) on the right at the village of Peace River .

Catchment area

The mean discharge at the river mouth is an average of 350 m² / s. The catchment area covers 51,300 km² and extends to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in the area of ​​Jasper National Park and Willmore Wilderness Park . Its main tributary is the Wapiti River .

Naming

It owes its name - often also spelled Smokey River - to the Cree who settled here and who discovered deposits of coal on its banks due to smoldering fires .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
2. ↑ Smoky River at the gauge above Hells Creek - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ Smoky River at Watino gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET