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Statistics Canada - Rivers of Canada, Source: Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division. Last modified: 2005-02-02. ... Map of watersheds in Alberta, ...
It completely surrounds the Edmonton Capital Region and contains the central part of the heavily populated Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. The North Saskatchewan River crosses the region from west to east. Other rivers traversing the area are Red Deer River, Battle River, Athabasca River, Pembina River, Brazeau River, Beaver River.
Atlin Lake is generally considered to be the source of the Yukon River [5] although it is drained via the short Atlin River into Tagish Lake. Atlin Lake was named by the Tlingit First Nation people of the region. [6] View of Atlin Lake. The name comes from Áa Tlein (in Canadian spelling  Tłèn), the Tlingit name meaning simply "big lake". [7]
Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River valley parks system is the largest system of urban parks in Canada, and covers both sides of the river valley's course through Edmonton. [14] The River Valley Alliance, a non-profit organization composed of seven municipalities which border the North Saskatchewan River, is currently working to create a ...
The line has been used exclusively by freight trains since 1985, when Via Rail discontinued its Calgary–South Edmonton train service. [6] [7] [8] There have been several proposal and studies for high-speed rail through the region. The corridor has two of Canada's five busiest airports: Calgary International and Edmonton International. The ...
South Saskatchewan River: Hudson Bay: 43.74 Gadsby Lake • • • • Ghost Lake: Bow River: Hudson Bay: 11.6: man-made reservoir Glacier Lake: North Saskatchewan River: Hudson Bay: 2.5: a contributing headwater mountain glacial lake Gleniffer Lake: Red Deer River: Hudson Bay: 17.6: man-made reservoir Glenmore Reservoir: Elbow River: Hudson ...
Highway 21 is a north–south highway in Alberta, Canada that parallels Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton. [1] It is approximately 328 kilometres (204 mi) in length. [ 2 ] It begins at the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ) east of Strathmore , and ends at Fort Saskatchewan where it is succeeded by Highway 15 . [ 3 ]
Telford established a stopping place for the stagecoach line that in 1889 connected Calgary to Edmonton. It became known as Telford's Place. Telford previously served as an officer for the North-West Mounted Police , and later became Leduc's first postmaster, first general merchantman, and first justice of the peace.