List of rivers of Alberta explained
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.
List of rivers in Alberta
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.
Arctic Ocean watershed
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
- Chaba River
- Sunwapta River
- Whirlpool River
- Astoria River
- Miette River
- Maligne River
- Snake Indian River
- Fiddle River
- Berland River
- Wildhay River, Little Berland River, North Berland River, South Berland River
- Sakwatamau River
- Freeman River
- McLeod River
- Pembina River
- Lesser Slave River
- West Prairie River, East Prairie River, South Heart River, Driftpile River, Swan River, Inverness River, Assineau River, Otauwau River, Saulteaux River, Fawcett River, Marten River
- Tawatinaw River
- La Biche River
- Calling River
- La Petite Riviere Jaillante
- Pelican River
- House River
- Licock River
- Algar River
- Horse River
- Little Fishery River
- Clearwater River
- Steepbank River
- Mackay River
- Muskeg River
- Ells River
- Firebag River
- Marguerite River
- Richardson River
- Maybelle River
- Peace River
- Pouce Coupe River, Clear River, Eureka River, Montagneuse River, Hamelin Creek, Ksituan River, Hines Creek
- Saddle River
- Smoky River
- Jackpine River, Muddywater 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
- Little Cadotte River
- Notikewin River
- Hotchkiss River, Meikle River
- Wolverine River
- Buffalo River
- Keg River
- Little Burn River
- Boyer River
- Caribou River
- Harmon 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
Hudson Bay watershed
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.
Gulf of Mexico watershed
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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