Wapiti River
| Wapiti River | ||
 The Alberta Highway 40 crosses the Wapiti River south of Grande Prairie |
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia , Alberta ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Smoky River → Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Tuck Lake at Wapiti Pass ( Canadian Rockies ) 54 ° 26 ′ 26 ″ N , 120 ° 47 ′ 25 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1370 m | |
| muzzle |
Smoky River Coordinates: 55 ° 8 ′ 16 ″ N , 118 ° 18 ′ 5 ″ W 55 ° 8 ′ 16 ″ N , 118 ° 18 ′ 5 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 485 m | |
| Height difference | 885 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 255 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 11,800 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Mistanusk Creek A Eo : 2400 km² |
MQ 1977/1982 Mq 1977/1982 |
38 m³ / s 15.8 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the gauge at Grande Prairie A Eo : 11,300 km² Location: 40 km above the mouth |
MQ 1918/2000 Mq 1918/2000 |
98 m³ / s 8.7 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Redwillow River , Bear River | |
| Right tributaries | Red Deer Creek, Belcourt Creek, Mistanusk Creek, Narraway River | |
| Flowing lakes | Wapiti Lake | |
 Wapiti River in the catchment area of the Peace River |
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The Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta in Canada .
It is a main tributary of the Smoky River , located in the southern drainage basin of the Peace River .
The name Wapiti comes from the Cree language and describes the deer species Cervus canadensis , which is also named in German .
River course
The Wapiti River flows from Tuck Lake east of Wapiti Pass in Wapiti Lake Provincial Park in west-central British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies . From there it flows in a northeast direction, crosses the border to Alberta, where it passes through the area of Grande Prairie County No. 1 meanders. 30 km east of Grande Prairie it finally flows into the Smoky River .
From west to east the Wapiti River flows through alpine landscapes of the Rocky Mountains , a hilly landscape, farmland, and the Aspen Parkland in western Alberta. Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, Bear River Park , O'Brien Provincial Park, and Pipestone Creek Park are protected areas along the river.
Near its mouth, the mean discharge of the Wapiti River is 100 m³ / s.
Web links
- Wapiti River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wapiti River at the gauge above Mistanusk Creek - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Wapiti River at the gauge at Grande Prairie - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Discover the Peace Country - Pipestone Creek Park
- ↑ Alberta Environment ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Wapiti Discharge graph ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
