- List of rivers of Alberta
Alberta's rivers flow towards three different bodies of water, the
Arctic Ocean , theHudson Bay and theGulf of Mexico .Alberta is located immediately east of thecontinental divide , so noriver s from Alberta reach thePacific Ocean .List of Rivers in Alberta
The north of the province is drained towards the Arctic Ocean, and the northern rivers have comparatively higher discharge rates than the southern ones, that flow through a drier area. Most of Alberta's southern half has waters flowing toward the Hudson Bay, the only exception being the Milk River and its tributaries, that flow south through the Missouri and
Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.Arctic Ocean watershed
Albertan rivers in the
Arctic Ocean watershed are drained throughGreat Slave Lake andMackenzie River , except forPetitot River which is drained throughLiard River directly into the Mackenzie River, thus bypassing the Great Slave Lake.
*Athabasca River
**Chaba River
**Sunwapta River
**Astoria River
**Miette River
**Maligne River
**Snaring River
**Rocky River
**Fiddle River
**Snake Indian River
**Berland River
**Sakwatamau River
**Freeman River
**McLeod River
**Pembina River
***Lovett River ,Lobstick River , Bigoray River,Paddle River , Steele River
**Lesser Slave River
***West Prairie River, East Prairie River, South Heart River,Driftpile River , Swan River,Assineau River , Otauwau River, Saulteaux River, Fawcett River,Marten River
**Lawrence Lake Creek, Baptiste Lake Creek, Tawatinaw River, La Biche River, Calling River, Parallel Creek, Pelican River, House River, Horse River
**Clearwater River
***Christina River
**Steepbank River, MacKay River, Ells River
**Firebag River
***Marguerite River
**Richardson River, Maybelle River
*Peace River
**Pouce Coupe River , Clear River, Montagneuse River, Hamelin Creek, Ksituan River, Hines Creek, Saddle River
**Smoky River
***Jackpine River ,Muddywater River , Sulphur River, Muskeg River, Sheep Creek, Kakwa River, Cutbank River, Simonette River, Kleskun Creek, Puskwaskau River, Bad Heart River
***Little Smoky River
****Waskahigan River, Iosegun River, Goose River
***Wapiti River
****Red Deer Creek, Belcourt Creek, Narraway River, Nose Creek, Pinto Creek, Redwillow River, Bear River
**Heart River
**Whitemud River
**Cadotte River
**Notikewin River
**Wolverine River
**Buffalo River
**Keg River
**Boyer River
**Caribou River
**Wabasca River
**Mikkwa River, Wentzel River, Jackfish River
**Lake Claire
***Birch River, Harper Creek, Alice Creek, McIvor River, Mamawi Lake, Baril Lake
*Slave River
**Peace-Athabasca Delta
***Athabasca River ,Lake Athabasca , Riviere Des Roches, Chilloneys Creek, Revillon Coupe, Dempsey Creek, Peace River, Scow Channel, Murdock Creek, Darough Creek
**Powder Creek
**Leland Lakes
**Hornaday River
*Hay River
**Chinchaga River
***Lennard Creek, Tanghe Creek, Werniuck Creek, Sloat Creek, Vader Creek, Thordarson Creek, Waniandy Creek, Haro River, Haig River
**Meader River
**Steen River
**Melvin River
**Little Hay River
*Yates RiverHudson Bay watershed
Albertan Rivers in the
Hudson Bay watershed are drained throughSaskatchewan River ,Lake Winnipeg andNelson River , except for Beaver River, which is drained through Churchill River.
*North Saskatchewan River
**Alexandra River
**Howse River
***Glacier River
**Mistaya River
**Siffleur River
***Escarpment River
**Cline River
**Bighorn River
**Ram River
***North Ram River, Joyce River
**Clearwater River
***Raven River
**Baptiste River
**Brazeau River
***Nordegg River, Blackstone River, Elk River,Cardinal River , Southesk River, Cairn River
**Sturgeon River
**Redwater River
**Death River
**Vermilion River
**Monnery River
**Englishman River
**Turtle Lake River
**Jackfish River
**Battle River
***Pipestone Creek
**Sturgeon River
**Spruce River
**Garden River
*South Saskatchewan River
**Oldman River
***Crowsnest River , Castle River,Pincher Creek , Beaver Creek, Willow Creek
***Belly River
****Waterton River
***St. Mary River
****Lee Creek
**Bow River
***Divide Creek , Johnston Creek,Spray River , Cascade River, Jumpingpound Creek, Fish Creek, West Arrowwood Creek, Crowfoot Creek, Newell Creeks,Kananaskis River , Ghost River
***Elbow River
****Iron Creek, Bragg Creek, Harris Creek, Primez Creek, Millburn Creek, Springbank Creek, Cullen Creek, May Creek, Lott Creek
***Highwood River
****Sheep River
**Red Deer River
***Fallentimber Creek, James River, Raven River, Little Red Deer River, Medicine River, Blindman River, Threehills Creek, Kneehills Creek, Rosebud River, Bullpound Creek, Berry Creek, Blood Indian Creek, Alkali CreekGulf of Mexico watershed
The small areas drained by the Milk River in southern Alberta and southwestern
Saskatchewan as well as the Poplar River in southern Saskatchewan are the only areas in Canada that drain into theGulf of Mexico .*"Missouri" Watershed (
USA )
**Milk River
***North Milk River
****Shanks Lake Creek
***Police Creek
***Manyberries Creek (Pakowki Lake)
***Battle Creek----
ee also
Rivers by province and territory
*Rivers in Canada
*Rivers of the Americas
*Lakes of Alberta
*Geography of Alberta References
* [http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/basins/BasinForm.cfm?Basins=2 Alberta Environment] - Alberta's River Basins
* [http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys06.htm Statistics Canada] - Rivers of Canada, Source: Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division. Last modified: 2005-02-02.
List of rivers of Alberta
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