North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton with an artificial waterfall from the High Level Bridge

The North Saskatchewan River (French Rivière Saskatchewan Nord, Germany " Northern Saskatchewan River " ) is a river in western Canada with a total length of 1287 km.

It rises in the Rocky Mountains and flows through the province of Alberta to the center of the province of Saskatchewan, where he joins the South Saskatchewan River to the Saskatchewan River.

The origin of the river is fed by glaciers in the Rocky Mountains. It is located in the 1800 meters at the foot of the Saskatchewan Glacier in the Columbia Icefield. The river cuts a deep and wide river valley to the prairie and leads, as most prairie rivers, a large amount of alluvial material with it. He joins about 40 km east of Prince Albert with the South Saskatchewan River.

The main towns and cities along the North Saskatchewan River are Drayton Valley, Edmonton ( the capital of Alberta), Fort Saskatchewan and the Saddle Lake Indian Reservation. The river played an important role in the development of the West of Canada.

See also: List of longest rivers of the earth