Elbow River
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[[Image:ElbowRiverCalgary.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Elbow River in Calgary]]
[[Image:Elbow Falls.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Elbow Falls]] on the upper course]]
The '''Elbow River''' is a river located in southern [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It flows from the [[Canadian Rockies]] to the city of [[Calgary]], where it merges into the [[Bow River]].
The Elbow River is popular among canoers, rafters, campers and hikers and runs through several features including Allen Bill Pond, Forgetmenot Pond, and [[Elbow Falls]].
The water flow of the Elbow River fluctuates significantly. The [[Glenmore Dam]] helps mitigate the risk of [[flood]]ing. However, a flood in [[June 2005]] was so severe (the heaviest in at least two centuries according to [[Politics of Alberta|Albertan Government]] estimates) that the water flowed over the dam. Approximately 2,000 Calgarians living downstream needed to be evacuated.
==Course==
The Elbow River originates from [[Elbow Lake (Alberta)|Elbow Lake]] in the [[Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park]] in the [[Canadian Rockies]], then continues through the Rocky Mountain foothills and flows into the hamlet of [[Bragg Creek, Alberta|Bragg Creek]]. The Elbow River passes under Highway 22 and then travels through the rural community of Springbank and the [[Tsuu T'ina Nation 145, Alberta|Tsuu T'ina Nation 145]] [[Indian reserve]] directly west of Calgary. The river enters the City of Calgary at the [[Weaselhead Flats]], an artificial inland delta, and into the [[Glenmore Reservoir]], one of Calgary's two chief sources of drinking water. From there, it flows northward through residential communities towards the city centre, is crossed by [[Macleod Trail (Calgary)|Macleod Trail]], passes the [[Calgary Stampede]] grounds and finally joins the [[Bow River]].
[[Fort Calgary]] (the [[Northwest Mounted Police]] post established in 1873 around which settlement in the Calgary area began) was located at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers.
==Tributaries==
*Iron Creek
*Bragg Creek
*Harris Creek
*Primez Creek
*Millburn Creek
*Springbank Creek
*Cullen Creek
*May Creek
*Lott Creek
{{Alberta rivers and lakes}}
[[Category:Rivers of Alberta]]
[[eo:Elbow (rivero)]]
[[pt:Rio Elbow]]
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