Snake Indian River
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| location | Alberta ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Athabasca River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | at the Snake Indian Pass in the Canadian Rockies 53 ° 19 ′ 2 ″ N , 118 ° 59 ′ 52 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2240 m | |
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Athabasca River Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′ 29 " N , 117 ° 59 ′ 16" W 53 ° 11 ′ 29 " N , 117 ° 59 ′ 16" W. |
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| Mouth height | 1039 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1201 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 110 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1600 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Deer Creek | |
The Snake Indian River is an approximately 110 km long left tributary of the Athabasca River in the Canadian province of Alberta .
River course
The river has its source in the Canadian Rocky Mountains near the Snake Indian Pass at an altitude of about 2240 m . For the first 50 km it flows mainly in an easterly direction through the mountains. The Snake Indian River then turns south-southeast. Finally, the Snake Indian River flows into the Athabasca River 35 km north of Jasper at an altitude of about 1039 m . The Snake Indian River drains an area of about 1,600 km². The entire course of the river and the entire catchment area lie in the north of Jasper National Park .
Hydrology
At the level 7 km above the mouth, the discharge between May and October is 45 m³ / s on average. June has the highest mean monthly discharge with 85.3 m³ / s.