Battle River

Seen Battle River from Alberta Highway 14

The Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan in Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The river has a total length - measured from the rear end of Pigeon Lake - of 570 km and a catchment area of ​​30,300 km ² and an average discharge of 10 m³ / s at its mouth.

River

The Battle River has its origin south of Battle Lake in central Alberta, east of Winfield and meanders east to the province of Saskatchewan, where it flows at Battleford in the North Saskatchewan River.

The Big Knife Provincial Park is located along the river between Donalda and Forestburg. Other municipalities located along the Battle River, are: Ponoka, Wetaskiwin, Camrose, New Norway, Edberg, Rosalind, Duhamel, Forestburg, Galahad, Alliance, Hardisty, Wainwright, Marsden, Lashburn, Waseca, Maidstone and Paynton.

Tributaries

  • Sunny Creek
  • Wolf Creek
  • Pigeon Lake Creek
  • Stoney Creek
  • Pipestone Creek
  • Driedmeat Creek
  • Meeting Creek
  • Paint Creek Earth
  • Castor Creek
  • Iron Creek
  • Ribstone Creek

Battle Lake, Samson Lake, Driedmeat Lake and Big Knife Lake are lakes along the river course of the Battle River. Many other lakes (such as Pigeon Lake, Coal Lake, Bittern Lake, Vernon Lake, Ernest Lake, Soda Lake ) developed in the catchment area of ​​the Battle River.

Nelson River North Battleford Town Camrose, Alberta Municipality New Norway, Alberta Donalda (Alberta) Integrated Authority File
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