Wapiti River

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Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.

Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk (waapiti).

Contents 1 Course 2 Tributaries 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Course

Wapiti River originates as the outflow of Wapiti Lake in Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, west-central British Columbia, in the Canadian Rockies. It then runs in a north-eastern direction, crosses into Alberta, where it becomes more meandered as it continues through the Grande Prairie County. It merges into the Smoky River 30 km east of Grande Prairie.

From west to east, Wapiti River flows through the alpine environment of the Rocky Mountains, the rolling foothills, then farmlands and aspen parkland in western Alberta. Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, Bear River Park, O'Brien Park and Pipestone Creek Park^[1] are protected areas along the river.

Close to its mouth, Wapiti has an average discharge of 100 m³/s.^[2]

[edit] Tributaries

• Red Deer Creek
• Belcourt Creek
• Narraway River
• Nose Creek
• Pinto Creek
• Redwillow River
• Bear River

[edit] See also

• Rivers in Canada
• List of British Columbia rivers
• List of Alberta rivers

[edit] References

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