McLeod River
Mcleod River near Edson, Alberta
The Mcleod River at the headwaters
The Mcleod River is a tributary of the Athabasca River in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. About the Athabasca River and Slave River it belongs to the catchment area of the Mackenzie River.
The river rises in the western province of Alberta, just outside of Jasper National Park at the confluence of Thornton Creek and Cheviot Creek. The two creeks are fed by melt water on the western flanks of Tripoli Mountain and Cheviot Mountain. The Mcleod River then follows the Grave Flats Road and takes to the waters of Prospect Creek, White Horse Creek and Cadomin Creek before it empties into Lac Des Roches, which lies south of the city Cadomin.
The river winds through the foothills of the mountains then. Soon lead four major tributaries a Gregg River, Erith River, Embarras River and Edson river before the Mcleod River finally flows in Whitecourt in the Athabasca River.
List of tributaries from the headwaters to the mouth
- Thornton Creek
- Cheviot Creek
- Prospect Creek
- Whitehorse Creek
- Drummond Creek, Harlequin Creek
- Cadomin Creek
- Luscar Creek
- Lac des Roches
- Watson Creek
- Mackenzie Creek
- Beaverdam Creek Taylor Creek, Chief Creek, Thompson Creek, Rainbow Creek
- Eunice Creek
- Mary Gregg Lake, Trapper Creek
- Berry's Creek, Sphinx Creek, Drinnan Creek, Folding Mountain Creek, Mystery Lake, Warden Creek, Teepee Creek, Wigwam Creek
- Rodney Creek, Raven Creek, Hanlan Creek, Lendrum Creek, Lund Creek, Halpenny Creek, Wickham Creek
- Embarras River Mitchell Creek, Baril Creek, Lambert Creek, Neill Creek, Prest Creek, Bryan Creek, Dummy (Hay ) Creek
- Bench Creek