Clearwater River (Alberta)

The river in Alberta

The source of the Clearwater River in the Devon Lakes

The river in the Canadian Rockies

The Trident Lake

The Clearwater River ( English for " clear water river ") is a right tributary of the North Saskatchewan River in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Its source is in the Devon Lakes in the Canadian Rocky Mountains below the Mount Wellington in Banff National Park. After flowing through the Clearwater Lakes and the Trident Lakes, the river leaves the mountains and maintains its flow direction to the east at. About 20 km south of Rocky Mountain House, the Clearwater River turns north and finally reached at Rocky Mountain House the North Saskatchewan River.

The Clearwater River has a length of 203 km. Its catchment area covers 3220 km ². The average discharge is 26 m³ / s

Tributaries

• Alford Creek
• Cuttoff Creek
• Elk Creek
• Forbidden Creek
• Idlewild Creek
• Limestone Creek
• Martin Creek
• Malloch Creek
• Peppers Creek
• Peters Creek
• Pineneedle Creek
• Prairie Creek
• Roaring Creek
• Rock Creek
• Seven Mile Creek
• Tay River
• Timber Creek
• Washout Creek