List of rivers of Alberta

Alberta's rivers flow towards three different bodies of water, the Arctic Ocean, the Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Alberta is located immediately east of the continental divide, so no rivers from Alberta reach the Pacific 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 through Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River, except for Petitot River which is drained through Liard 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

*"Liard" Watershed (BC)
**Petitot River

*Yates River

Hudson Bay watershed

Albertan Rivers in the Hudson Bay watershed are drained through Saskatchewan River, Lake Winnipeg and Nelson 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 Creek

*Beaver River
**Mooselake River
**Sand River
**Makwa River

Gulf 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 the Gulf of Mexico.

*"Missouri" Watershed (USA)
**Milk River
***North Milk River
****Shanks Lake Creek
***Police Creek
***Manyberries Creek (Pakowki Lake)
***Battle Creek

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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.