Vermilion River (Alberta)

Vermilion River near Vegreville

The Vermilion River is a right tributary of the North Saskatchewan River in the Canadian prairie province of Alberta.

The Vermilion River rises south of Holden in Beaver County. He initially flows east to Bruce and then north to Vegreville and on to Two Hills. Here he turns to the southeast, flows through Vermilion and finally turns to the northeast before it empties after about 270 km in the eastward flowing North Saskatchewan River. The Vermilion River drains an area of ​​7940 km ². In this case, its average discharge is only 2 m³ / s In the lower reaches of the river flows through the eponymous administrative district of the County of Vermilion River.