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Saskatchewan River
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Saskatchewan River Watershed
Saskatchewan River Watershed
OriginCanadian Rockies (head of Bow River)
MouthLake Winnipeg
Basin countriesCanada
Length1,392 km[1]
Source elevation1920 m (Bow Lake)
Mouth elevation260 m (Cedar Lake)
Avg. discharge280 m³/s
Basin area146,100 km²
The Saskatchewan River (Cree: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, "swift flowing river")is a major river in Canada, approximately 550 km (340 mi) long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to drain into Lake Winnipeg. Through its tributaries the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan, its watershed encompasses much of the prairie regions of central Canada, stretching westward to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and into northern Montana in the United States. It reaches approximately 1,939 km (1204 miles) to its furthest headwaters on the Bow River, a tributary of the South Saskatchewan in Alberta.

Description

It is formed in central Saskatchewan, approximately 40 km (25 mi) east of Prince Albert, by the confluence of its two major branches, the North Saskatchewan and the South Saskatchewan, at the Saskatchewan River Forks. Both source rivers originate from glaciers in the Alberta Rockies.

The combined stream flows east-northeast, into Codette Lake formed by the Francis Finlay dam at Nipawin then into Tobin Lake, formed by the E. B. Campbell Dam. It then flows northeast, off the edge of the prairies of the Great Plains onto the Canadian Shield, passing through a region of marshes, where it is joined from the northwest by the Torch River and the Mossy River. At the northern edge of the marshes it flows east, twisting between a series of small lakes into west central Manitoba to The Pas, where it is joined from the southwest by the Carrot River. Southeast of The Pas, it forms several streams in a delta on the northwest side of Cedar Lake, then exiting the lake on its southeast end and flowing approximately 5 km (3 mi) to Lake Winnipeg, entering on the northwest shore north of Long Point.

The river, like the province of Saskatchewan, takes its name from the Cree word kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, meaning "swift flowing river". The river and its tributaries provided an important route of transportation for First Nations and early European trappers.

Hydroelectric power plants are built on the river at Nipawin, and E.B. Campbell (formerly Squaw Rapids) in Saskatchewan and at Grand Rapids in Manitoba.

In Popular Culture

The Saskatchewan River is featured in the The Arrogant Worms song "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate".

See also

References

1. ^ The Atlas of Canada (October 2004). Rivers of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.

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Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. It is the start of the river or stream.

The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a marsh, a spring, glacier, or a collection of headwaters.
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Canadian Rockies



Country | Canada
Provinces | British Columbia,Alberta

Highest point | Mount Robson
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The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River.
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Location Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates
Lake type Formerly part of the Glacial Lake Agassiz
Primary sources Saskatchewan River
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A drainage basin is a region of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, dam, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water as well as the land surfaces from
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Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. It is the start of the river or stream.

The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a marsh, a spring, glacier, or a collection of headwaters.
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Location Alberta, Canadian Rockies

Lake type Glacial lake
Primary sources Bow River
Primary outflows Bow River

Basin countries Canada

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Location Manitoba

Basin countries Canada

Cedar Lake is a lake just north of Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada. Cedar Lake's water level is controlled by the Grand Rapids dam.
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In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. The unit used is usually m³/s (cubic meters per second, or cumecs). For example, the average discharge of the Rhine river is 2200 m³/s.
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Cree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador.

Dialect criteria

The Cree dialect continuum can be divided by many criteria.
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Saskatchewan


Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: "The Strength of Many Peoples")

Capital Regina
Largest city Saskatoon
Official languages English
Government
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Manitoba


Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free)

Capital Winnipeg
Largest city Winnipeg
Official languages English
Government
- Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard
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Location Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates
Lake type Formerly part of the Glacial Lake Agassiz
Primary sources Saskatchewan River
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Origin Saskatchewan Glacier

Mouth Saskatchewan River Forks

Basin countries  Canada
Length  km ( mi)
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South Saskatchewan River (French: rivière Saskatchewan Sud) is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating
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Prairie refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few trees, and having generally a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate.

In North America

Lands typically referred to as "prairie" tend to be in North America.
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The Rocky Mountains

Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada


Countries | United States,Canada

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Alberta


Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Fortis et liber"   (Latin)
"Strong and free"

Capital Edmonton
Largest city Calgary
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State of Montana

Flag of Montana Seal
Nickname(s): Treasure State, Big Sky Country
Motto(s): Oro y plata (Gold and silver)

Official language(s) English

Capital Helena
Largest city
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River.
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City of Prince Albert
Downtown Prince Albert
Location of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
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In Canada, the site where the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan Rivers flow into each other to create the Saskatchewan River about forty kilometres east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

The site is heavily wooded with steep banks, a tourist picnic site and hiking trails.
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glacier is a large, slow moving river of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity. Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth, and second only to oceans as the largest reservoir of total water.
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Nipawin is a town located in north-east Saskatchewan, Canada on the Saskatchewan River. Industries in the area include agriculture. tourism, vegetable oil processing, honey production and lumber.
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Great Plains are the broad expanse of prairie and steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming, and
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Canadian Shield — also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien (French) — is a large shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American craton.
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Town of The Pas, Manitoba
Motto: Adventure Territory
Coordinates:
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Norman Region
Incorporated (town) 1912
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