Smoky River
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Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River.
Before merging with Peace River, Smoky River has an average discharge of 130m³/s[1] (11.1 km³/year), from a drainage area of 50,300 km².[2] From its headwaters to the Peace River, Smoky River has a total length of 492 km.[3]
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[edit] Course
Smoky River originates in the Canadian Rockies, in the northern area of Jasper National Park from the Adolphous Lake at . It then flows north through the Willmore Wilderness Park until it reaches the town of Grande Cache. It continues north and merges into the Peace River south of the town Peace River, Alberta at .
[edit] Tributaries
- Jackpine River
- Sulphur River
- Muskeg River
- Sheep Creek
- Kakwa River
- Cutbank River
- Wapiti River
- Simonette River
- Kleskun Creek
- Puskwaskau River
- Bad Heart River
- Little Smoky River
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Alberta Environment - Smoky River discharge at Watino
- ^ Arctic RIMS - Smoky Discharge Station
- ^ Statistics Canada - Principal rivers and their tributaries, Source: Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division. Last modified: 2005-02-02.
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| Major Rivers | Athabasca · Beaver · Hay · Milk · North Saskatchewan · Peace · Red Deer · Slave · South Saskatchewan |
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| Other Rivers | Battle · Bow · Brazeau · Chinchaga · Crowsnest · Clearwater · Elbow · Firebag · Lesser Slave · Little Smoky · Oldman · Pembina · Petitot · Sheep · Smoky · Sunwapta · Wabasca · Wapiti · (more...) | |
| Major Lakes | Athabasca · Bistcho · Claire · Lesser Slave | |
| Other Lakes | Abraham · Beaverhill · Brûlé · Calling · Cold · La Biche · Louise · Maligne · Minnewanka · Moraine · Peyto · Pigeon · Pinehurst · Pyramid · Skeleton · Sylvan · Utikuma · Vermilion · Wabamun · Waterton · Zama · (more...) | |
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