List of rivers of Alberta
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[[Image:Alberta rivers.png|right|250px|thumb|Rivers in 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 [[river]]s 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 (hydrology)|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 River|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.
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*'''[[Athabasca River]]'''
**[[Chaba River]]
**[[Sunwapta River]]
**[[Miette River]]
**[[Maligne River]]
**Snaring River
**Rocky River
**[[Fiddle River]]
**[[Snake Indian River]]
**Berland River
**Sakwatamau River
**[[Freeman River]]
**[[McLeod River]]
**[[Pembina River (Alberta)|Pembina River]]
***<small>[[Lovett River]], [[Lobstick River]], Bigoray River, [[Paddle River]], Steele River</small>
**[[Lesser Slave River]]
***<small>West Prairie River, East Prairie River, South Heart River, [[Driftpile River]], [[Swan River (Alberta)|Swan River]], [[Assineau River]], Otauwau River, Saulteaux River, Fawcett River, [[Marten River]]</small>
**<small>Lawrence Lake Creek, Baptiste Lake Creek, Tawatinaw River, La Biche River, Calling River, Parallel Creek, Pelican River, House River, Horse River</small>
**[[Clearwater River, Saskatchewan|Clearwater River]]
***<small>[[Christina River (Alberta)|Christina River]]</small>
**<small>Steepbank River, MacKay River, Ells River</small>
**[[Firebag River]]
***<small>Marguerite River</small>
**<small>Richardson River, Maybelle River</small>
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*'''[[Peace River (Canada)|Peace River]]'''
**<small>[[Pouce Coupe River]], Clear River, Montagneuse River, Hamelin Creek, Ksituan River, Hines Creek, Saddle River</small>
**[[Smoky River]]
***<small>[[Jackpine River]], [[Muddywater River]], Sulphur River, Muskeg River, Sheep Creek, Kakwa River, Cutbank River, Simonette River, Kleskun Creek, Puskwaskau River, Bad Heart River</small>
***[[Little Smoky River]]
****<small>Waskahigan River, Iosegun River, Goose River</small>
***[[Wapiti River]]
****<small>Red Deer Creek, Belcourt Creek, Narraway River, Nose Creek, Pinto Creek, Redwillow River, Bear River</small>
**Heart River
**Whitemud River
**Cadotte River
**Notikewin River
**Wolverine River
**Buffalo River
**Keg River
**Boyer River
**Caribou River
**[[Wabasca River]]
**<small>Mikkwa River, Wentzel River, Jackfish River</small>
**[[Lake Claire (Alberta)|Lake Claire]]
***<small>Birch River, Harper Creek, Alice Creek, McIvor River, Mamawi Lake, Baril Lake</small>
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*'''[[Slave River]]'''
**[[Peace-Athabasca Delta]]
***<small>[[Athabasca River]], [[Lake Athabasca]], Riviere Des Roches, Chilloneys Creek, Revillon Coupe, Dempsey Creek, [[Peace River (Canada)|Peace River]], Scow Channel, Murdock Creek, Darough Creek</small>
**Powder Creek
**Leland Lakes
**Hornaday River
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*'''[[Hay River (Canada)|Hay River]]'''
**[[Chinchaga River]]
***<small>Lennard Creek, Tanghe Creek, Werniuck Creek, Sloat Creek, Vader Creek, Thordarson Creek, Waniandy Creek, Haro River, Haig River</small>
**Meader River
**Steen River
**Melvin River
**Little Hay River
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*''[[Liard River|Liard]]'' Watershed ([[British Columbia|BC]])
**'''[[Petitot River]]'''
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*Yates River
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[[Image:Athabasca Falls 2005-06-11.jpeg|200px|right|thumb|Athabasca Falls]]
[[Image:Athabasca river 2001.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Athabasca River]]
[[Image:Clearwater River valley (from Highway 63).JPG|200px|right|thumb|Clearwater River Valley]]
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===Hudson Bay watershed===
Albertan Rivers in the [[Hudson Bay]] watershed are drained through [[Saskatchewan River]], [[Lake Winnipeg]] and [[Nelson River]], except for [[Beaver River (Canada)|Beaver River]], which is drained through [[Churchill River (Hudson Bay)|Churchill River]].
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*'''[[North Saskatchewan River]]'''
**Alexandra River
**[[Howse River]]
***<small>Glacier River</small>
**[[Mistaya River]]
**[[Siffleur River]]
***<small>Escarpment River</small>
**[[Cline River]]
**[[Bighorn River (Alberta)|Bighorn River]]
**[[Ram River]]
***<small>North Ram River, Joyce River</small>
**[[Clearwater River, Alberta|Clearwater River]]
***<small>Raven River</small>
**Baptiste River
**[[Brazeau River]]
***<small>Nordegg River, [[Blackstone River, Alberta|Blackstone River]], [[Elk River (Alberta)|Elk River]], [[Cardinal River]], Southesk River, Cairn River</small>
**[[Sturgeon River (Alberta)|Sturgeon River]]
**Redwater River
**Death River
**[[Vermilion River (Alberta)|Vermilion River]]
**Monnery River
**Englishman River
**Turtle Lake River
**Jackfish River
**[[Battle River (Canada)|Battle River]]
***<small>[[Pipestone Creek]]</small>
**Sturgeon River
**Spruce River
**Garden River
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*'''[[South Saskatchewan River]]'''
**[[Oldman River]]
***<small>[[Crowsnest River]], Castle River, [[Pincher Creek]], Beaver Creek, Willow Creek</small>
***[[Belly River]]
****<small>[[Waterton Lake#Waterton River|Waterton River]]</small>
***[[St. Mary River]]
****<small>Lee Creek</small>
**[[Bow River]]
***<small>[[Divide Creek]], [[Johnston Creek (Alberta)|Johnston Creek]], [[Spray River]], [[Cascade River (Alberta)|Cascade River]], Jumpingpound Creek, Fish Creek, West Arrowwood Creek, Crowfoot Creek, Newell Creeks, [[Kananaskis River]], Ghost River</small>
***[[Elbow River]]
****<small>Iron Creek, Bragg Creek, Harris Creek, Primez Creek, Millburn Creek, Springbank Creek, Cullen Creek, May Creek, Lott Creek</small>
***[[Highwood River]]
****<small>[[Sheep River (Alberta)|Sheep River]]</small>
**[[Red Deer River]]
***<small>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</small>
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*'''[[Beaver River (Canada)|Beaver River]]'''
**[[Mooselake River]]
**[[Sand River (Alberta)|Sand River]]
**[[Makwa River]]
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[[Image:Edmonton Sourdough Raft Race.jpg||200px|right|thumb|North Saskatchewan River]]
[[Image:Bow River Calgary.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Bow River]]
[[Image:Red deer river.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Red Deer River]]
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===Gulf of Mexico watershed===
[[Image:Dwwos2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Milk River]]
The small areas drained by the [[Milk River (Montana-Alberta)|Milk River]] in southern Alberta and southwestern [[Saskatchewan]] as well as the [[Poplar River (Saskatchewan-Montana)|Poplar River]] in southern Saskatchewan are the only areas in Canada that drain into the [[Gulf of Mexico]].
*''[[Missouri River|Missouri]]'' Watershed ([[USA]])
**'''[[Milk River (Montana-Alberta)|Milk River]]'''
***North Milk River
****<small>Shanks Lake Creek</small>
***Police Creek
***Manyberries Creek (Pakowki Lake)
***[[Battle Creek (Milk River)|Battle Creek]]
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==See also==
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{{Canada provinces map |AB =List of Alberta rivers|BC =List of British Columbia rivers|SK = List of Saskatchewan rivers|MB = List of Manitoba rivers|ON = List of Ontario rivers|QC = List of Quebec rivers|NB = List of New Brunswick rivers|PE = List of Prince Edward Island rivers |NS = List of Nova Scotia rivers|NL = List of Newfoundland and Labrador rivers|NT=List of Northwest Territories rivers|NU=List of Nunavut rivers | YU= List of Yukon rivers |Map=Rivers-Canada-frame.png|width=200px}}
<center><small>Rivers by province and territory</small></center></div>
*[[List of rivers in Canada|Rivers in Canada]]
*[[Rivers of the Americas]]
*[[Lakes of Alberta]]
*[[Geography of Alberta]]
==References==
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*[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.
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