Red Deer River
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[[Image:red_deer_river.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Red Deer River in [[Drumheller, Alberta]]]]
'''Red Deer River''' is a [[river]] in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is a major [[tributary]] of the [[South Saskatchewan River]].
Red Deer River has a total length of 724 km and a drainage area of 45,100 km². Its mean discharge is 70 m³/s.<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html |author= Atlas of Canada | authorlink= Atlas of Canada | title= Rivers in Canada| accessdate= 2007-05-01}}</ref>
The river got its name form the translation of ''Was-ka-soo'' which means "elk river" in the [[Cree language|Cree]].
Communities located along the Red Deer River include [[Sundre, Alberta|Sundre]], [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]], [[Blackfalds, Alberta|Blackfalds]] and [[Drumheller, Alberta|Drumheller]]. The city of [[Brooks, Alberta|Brooks]] is also located in the Red Deer River Basin.
==Course==
[[Image:RDRiver.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Red Deer River north of Jenner, [[Alberta]]]]
The river originates on the eastern slopes of the [[Canadian Rockies]], in [[Banff National Park]], and then flows east through the mountains and foothills region. It turns north-east before [[Sundre, Alberta|Sundre]] and keeps this heading to the city of [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]], where it turns east, and then south before [[Stettler, Alberta|Stettler]]. It flows south with its valley protected by provincial and regional parks such as ''Tolman Badlands Heritage Rangeland'', [[Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park]], Dry Island Corridor and [[Midland Provincial Park]]. At [[Drumheller, Alberta|Drumheller]] it has a south-east direction, and while it flows through [[Dinosaur Provincial Park]] it turns east and flows to the Alberta/Saskatchewan border, which it crosses at [[Empress, Alberta|Empress]]. It flows for 16 km through [[Saskatchewan]] before it merges into the [[South Saskatchewan River]].
==Tributaries==
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<center><small>Red Deer River in [[Alberta]]</small></center>
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*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
The waters of Ewing Lake, Little Fish Lake also flow into the Red Deer River.
==References==
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{{Alberta rivers and lakes}}
[[Category:Rivers of Alberta]]
[[Category:Rivers of Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Saskatchewan River]]
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