Cadotte River

Cadotte River
Origin	56°15′41″N 116°22′14″W / 56.26133°N 116.37062°W / 56.26133; -116.37062 (Cadotte River origin)
Mouth	Peace River 56°43′24″N 117°10′34″W / 56.72327°N 117.17623°W / 56.72327; -117.17623 (Cadotte River mouth)
Basin countries	Canada
Source elevation	700 meters (2,300 ft)
Mouth elevation	305 meters (1,001 ft)
River system	Peace River

The Cadotte River is a tributary of the Peace River in Northern Alberta, Canada.

The river gives the name to the Cadotte Member, a stratigraphical unit oif the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.^[1]

Course

The Cadotte River forms in Northern Alberta, north of High Prairie, at an elevation of 700 meters (2,300 ft). It flows north forming a series of small lakes along its course, then empties into the Cadotte Lake, which also receives the waters of Marten River from the east. Cadotte River flows out from the northern shore of Cadotte Lake, immediately west from the settlement of Cadotte Lake and Cadotte Airport, at an elevation of 580 meters (1,900 ft). The river flows westwards and is crossed by Highway 989/688 before it receives the waters of Otter River from the Buffalo Head Hills. It continues west, then turns north and flows parallel to the Peace River, also receiving the Little Cadotte River from the west. It empties into the Peace River as a right tributary in the Cadotte/Peace River Remote Provincial Forest Recreation Area, 50 kilometers (31 mi) north from the town of Peace River. It ends at an elevation of 305 meters (1,001 ft), some 56 kilometers (35 mi) north-west from its origin.

Tributaries

• Cadotte Lake
  • Marten River
• Otter River
  • Golden Lake
  • Otter Lakes
• Simon Lakes
• Little Cadotte River
  • Jackpine Creek

See also

• List of rivers of Alberta

References

Hydrography of Alberta Rivers Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan Waterfalls Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta Lakes Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun Reservoirs Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer Glaciers Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield Other Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)