Clearwater River, Alberta
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- For other rivers called Clearwater, see Clearwater River
Clearwater is a river of southern Alberta, Canada. Situated entirely in the Canadian Rockies and the Rocky Mountain foothills of Alberta, it is a glacier fed early tributary of the North Saskatchewan River
The upper section of the Clearwater has become a very popular area for equestrian travelers but due to the lack of development along the river, not much else.
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[edit] Course
When measuring from Trident Lake, the Clearwater River has a length of 203 kilometers and descends 350 m to its end at Rocky Mountain House.
- The river begins in Banff National Park on the southern slope of Mount Wellington immediately into the Devon Lakes at Clearwater Pass.
- From the Devon Lakes it flows 11 km and descends 400 m to Clearwater Lake.
- 2 km after Clearwater Lake and 50 m down the river hits Trident Lake where it becomes navigable by canoe.
- After traveling 15 km west and descending 120 m the river exits Banff National Park.
- The river travels 18 more kilometers west and descends 150 m before turning north and exiting the Ram Range in the Rocky Mountain Foothills.
- About 20 kilometers the rivers turns west again and meets it’s first road around Idlewild Mountain.
- About 70 kilometers and the rivers turns north west.
- About 30 more kilometers and the river empties into the North Saskatchewan River.
[edit] Tributaries
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[edit] Photo gallery
Clearwater River in the Canadian Rockies |
[edit] References
- Wild Rivers. Alberta., by Canada. Wild Rivers Survey.
[edit] External links
- Alcazar Mountain: Clearwater River Hike 2006 - A journal log with photos describing a hike along the Clearwater River.
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