Beaver River (Canada)

Beaver River (Canada)

Infobox River
river_name = Beaver River
Superimpose
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float_width = 20px
float_caption = Beaver River
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caption =
origin = Beaver Lake, Alberta
mouth = Lac Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
basin_countries = Canada
length = 491 km
elevation =
mouth_elevation = 421 m
discharge = 653,000,000 m3/year (AB/SK border)
watershed = 14,500 km² (Alberta)

Beaver River is a large river in east-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada.

Beaver River has a cachement area of 14,500 km² in Alberta [http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/basins/BasinForm.cfm Environment Alberta] - River basins] , where it drains the lake system in Lakeland County. The total length is 491 km. [Cite web| url= http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html#bay |author= Atlas of Canada | authorlink= Atlas of Canada | title= Rivers in Canada| accessdate= 2007-05-01]

It was first documented on the Turnor map of 1790, and then confirmed on the Harmon map of 1820. [ [http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/?region=Beaver%20River%20Region&basin=Beaver%20River%20Basin&lake=Beaver%20Lake&number=55 Atlas of Alberta Lakes] - Beaver Lake]

Course

Beaver River originates in "Beaver Lake", south of Lac la Biche and the Northern Woods and Water Route. It flows south and then turns east and flows toward the Alberta/Saskatchewan border, which it crosses south of Cold Lake. At this point, the Beaver river has an average annual discharge of 653,000,000 m³. It continues east in Saskatchewan on to the village of Green Lake, where it turns north and flows toward the "Lac Île-à-la-Crosse" in the "Churchill Lake" system. From here, its waters are carried to the Hudson Bay by the Churchill River.

Tributaries

*Mooselake River
*Sand River
*Makwa River
*Meadow River
*Waterhen River

Conservation and Development

Beaver River flows through a predominantly flat area with rolling and undulating hills, and many lakes are drained through meandering streams into the river (among the larger ones are Lac La Biche, Pinehurst Lake, Cold Lake, Primrose Lake.

Lakeland Provincial Park, Moose Lake Provincial Park and Cold Lake Provincial Park all lie in the river basin on the Alberta side, while the Meadow Lake Provincial Park protects a large area in Saskatchewan.

The "Cold Lake Area Weapons Range" occupies much of the northern area of the river basin.

ee also

*List of Alberta rivers
*List of Saskatchewan rivers

References


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