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The Saskatchewan River Forks is the confluence of the South and North Saskatchewan Rivers and is the beginning of the Saskatchewan River. For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating spectacular ice breaks and dangerous conditions in Saskatoon , Medicine Hat , and elsewhere.
The Saskatchewan River (Cree: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐊᐧᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ, "swift flowing river") is a major river in Canada.It stretches about 550 kilometres (340 mi) from where it is formed by the joining of the North Saskatchewan River and South Saskatchewan River just east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
From this name is derived the name Saskatchewan, used as well for the South Saskatchewan River and the Saskatchewan River (of which both the North and South Saskatchewan rivers are major tributaries), and the province of that name. [9] Its Blackfoot name is omaka-ty 'big river'. [10] The North Saskatchewan in Edmonton circa 1913.
This is a list of rivers of Saskatchewan, a province of Canada. The largest and most notable rivers are listed at the start, followed by rivers listed by drainage basin and then alphabetically. Principal river statistics
Most water in Saskatchewan drains to Hudson Bay through the Churchill and Nelson river basins, [21] although some drains to the Arctic Ocean in the far north and the Gulf of Mexico in the far southwest. [22] Arctic Ocean drainage basin, with the Mackenzie River basin (includes Stony Rapids on the Fond du Lac).
The Waterton River is part of the South Saskatchewan River Basin, and the Oldman River Sub-Basin. Waterton River flows north from the Lower Waterton Lake for approx. 32 km to reach the Waterton Reservoir (Est. 1964) by the village of Hill Spring. The Waterton Reservoir diverts water of about 20 m 3 /s to the Belly River just upstream from the ...
In 1883, the name Swift Current Creek was first published on official maps by the Department of the Interior. The river begins at an elevation of over 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in the Cypress Hills and flows in a north-easterly direction through valleys and coulees en route to Lake Diefenbaker of the South Saskatchewan River in the semi-arid ...
Saskatchewan River drainage basin Fish Creek is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan , north-east of Saskatoon . From its source near Aberdeen it flows north-east until it turns north to enter the South Saskatchewan River.