Lesser Slave River

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Lesser Slave River in Alberta

Lesser Slave River (Cree "Iyaghchi Eennu Sepe", translation: "River of the Strange People" [ [http://www.albertasource.ca/treaty8/eng/Peoples_and_Places/Through_the_Mackenzie_Basin/ttmb_slavelake_2.html Alberta Source] - Lesser Slave River and Lesser Slave Lake] ) is a river in central Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Athabasca River.

The Lesser Slave Lake and the river were the main links to the Peace River district until the beginning of the 20^th century, when the construction of the Northern Alberta Railway facilitated transportation in the area. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047919 Britannica] - Lesser Slave Lake]

Course

The river originates from the Lesser Slave Lake at the town of Slave Lake. The average discharge at the mouth of the lake is 20 m³/s. [ [http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/basins/BasinForm.cfm Alberta Environment] - River Basins - [http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/ws/data/hydro/figures/_RLSLASLA.gifLesser Slave Lake discharge graph] ] It flows eastwards for 61 km, and merges with the Athabasca River at the village of Smith. From its headwaters of South Heart River, it has a total length of more than 280 km.

Tributaries

Through Lesser Slave Lake
*Assineau River
*Driftpile River
**Little Driftpile River
*Heart River
**East Prairie River, West Prairie River, North Heart River
*Marten River
*Swan River
**Inverness River, Moosehorn River

Downstream of Lesser Slave Lake
*Otauwau River
*Salteux River
*Driftwood River
*Fawcett River

ee also

*Geography of Alberta
*List of Alberta rivers

References