List of Alberta rivers

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Rivers in Alberta
Rivers in Alberta

Alberta's rivers flow towards three different bodies of water, the Arctic Ocean, the Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Alberta is located immediately east of the continental divide, so no rivers from Alberta reach the Pacific Ocean.

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The north of the province is drained towards the Arctic Ocean, and the northern rivers have comparatively higher discharge rates than the southern ones, that flow through a drier area. Most of Alberta's southern half has waters flowing toward the Hudson Bay, the only exception being the Milk River and its tributaries, that flow south through the Missouri and Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

Albertan rivers in the Arctic Ocean watershed are drained through Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River, except for Petitot River which is drained through Liard River directly into the Mackenzie River, thus bypassing the Great Slave Lake.

  • Athabasca River
    • Sunwapta River
      • Poboktan Creek, Jonas Creek, Grizzly Creek, Diadem Creek, Beauty Creek, Tangle Creek
    • Maligne River, Snaring River, Rocky River, Snake Indian River, Berland River, Windfall Creek, Oldman Creek, Sakwatamau River, Freeman River, Timeu Creek
    • McLeod River
    • Pembina River
      • Dismal Creek, Rat Creek, Lobstick River, Brock Lake Creek, Oldman Lake Creek, Paddle River, Armstrong Lake Creek, Shoal Lake Creek, Steele River
    • Lesser Slave River
      • West Prairie River, East Prairie River, South Heart River, Driftpile River, Swan River, Otauwau River, Saulteaux River, Fawcett River
    • Lawrence Lake Creek, Baptiste Lake Creek, Tawatinaw River, La Biche River, Calling River, Parallel Creek, Pelican River, House River, Horse River
    • Clearwater River
      • Christina River
    • Steepbank River, MacKay River, Ells River
    • Firebag River
      • Marguerite River
    • Richardson River, Maybelle River
  • Peace River
    • Pouce Coupe River, Clear River, Montagneuse River, Hamelin Creek, Ksituan River, Hines Creek, Saddle River
    • Smoky River
      • Jackpine River, Sulphur River, Muskeg River, Sheep Creek, Kakwa River, Cutbank River, Simonette River, Kleskun Creek, Puskwaskau River, Bad Heart River
      • Little Smoky River
        • Waskahigan River, Iosegun River, Goose River
      • Wapiti River
        • Red Deer Creek, Belcourt Creek, Narraway River, Nose Creek, Pinto Creek, Redwillow River, Bear River
    • Heart River
    • Whitemud River
    • Cadotte River
    • Notikewin River
    • Wolverine River
    • Buffalo River
    • Keg River
    • Boyer River
    • Caribou River
    • Wabasca River
    • Mikkwa River, Wentzel River, Jackfish River
    • Lake Claire
      • Birch River, Harper Creek, Alice Creek, McIvor River, Mamawi Lake, Baril Lake
  • Hay River
    • Chinchaga River
      • Lennard Creek, Tanghe Creek, Werniuck Creek, Sloat Creek, Vader Creek, Thordarson Creek, Waniandy Creek, Haro River, Haig River
    • Meader River
    • Steen River
    • Melvin River
    • Little Hay River
  • Yates River
Athabasca Falls
Athabasca Falls
Athabasca River
Athabasca River
Clearwater River Valley
Clearwater River Valley

Albertan Rivers in the Hudson Bay watershed are drained through Saskatchewan River, Lake Winnipeg and Nelson River, except for Beaver River, which is drained through Churchill River.

North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River
Bow River
Bow River
Red Deer River
Red Deer River

Milk River
Milk River

The small areas drained by the Milk River in southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan as well as the Poplar River in southern Saskatchewan are the only areas in Canada that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.


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