South Saskatchewan River

South Saskatchewan River rivière Saskatchewan Sud
South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon
Data
location	Alberta , Saskatchewan ( Canada )
River system	Nelson River
Drain over	Saskatchewan River  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
confluence	from Bow River and Oldman River 49 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  N , 111 ° 41 ′ 30 ″  W.
Source height	700  m
Union	east of Prince Albert with the North Saskatchewan River to the Saskatchewan River Coordinates: 53 ° 14 '6 "  N , 105 ° 4' 58"  W 53 ° 14 '6 "  N , 105 ° 4' 58"  W
Mouth height	380  m
Height difference	320 m
Bottom slope	0.36 ‰
length	886 km
Catchment area	146,100 km²
Drain at level Highway No. 41 A Eo : 66,000 km²	MQ 1966/1993 Mq 1966/1993	164 m³ / s 2.5 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Saskatoon A Eo gauge : 141,000 km²	MQ 1911/2000 Mq 1911/2000	255 m³ / s 1.8 l / (s km²)
Drain	MQ	280 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Red Deer River
Right tributaries	Swift Current Creek
Reservoirs flowed through	Diefenbaker Reservoir
Big cities	Saskatoon
Medium-sized cities	Medicine Hat
Small towns	Outlook
Communities	leader
Artificial bifurcation: outflow from Diefenbaker Reservoir via Qu'Appelle River
Course of the South Saskatchewan River

The South Saskatchewan River ( French rivière Saskatchewan Sud , German "Southern Saskatchewan River") is a river in western Canada with a total length of 886 km.

With its headwaters, the Bow River , it has a length of 1,392 km. It arises in the south of the province of Alberta from the confluence of the Bow River and the Oldman River , both of which have their origins in the Rocky Mountains . It then flows through Medicine Hat to Saskatchewan Province . There it passes the city of Saskatoon and joins east of Prince Albert with the North Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River . The South Saskatchewan River played an important role in the development of western Canada by European settlers .

The river flows through Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park .

Hydropower plants

The Gardiner Dam south of Saskatoon dams the South Saskatchewan River to Lake Diefenbaker . This is where the Coteau Creek hydropower plant is located. It was completed in 1968 and has three 63 MW Francis turbines. It is operated by SaskPower .

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
2. ↑ South Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 41 - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
3. ^ South Saskatchewan River at the Saskatoon gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
4. ↑ Hydroelectric Plants in Saskatchewan ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2009) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.