North Saskatchewan River
| North Saskatchewan River | |
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North Saskatchewan River near Abraham Lake | |
The North Saskatchewan River drainage basin | |
| Etymology |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rocky Mountains |
| • location | Saskatchewan Glacier, Alberta |
| • coordinates | 52°09′22″N 117°10′54″W / 52.15611°N 117.18167°W |
| • elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) |
| Mouth | Saskatchewan River |
• location | Saskatchewan River Forks, Saskatchewan |
• coordinates | 53°14′07″N 105°04′58″W / 53.23528°N 105.08278°W |
• elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Length | 1,287 km (800 mi) |
| Basin size | 122,800 km2 (47,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 53 km (33 mi) from the mouth |
| • average | 238 m3/s (8,400 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 5,660 m3/s (200,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Nelson River |
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The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows eventually into the Hudson Bay.
The Saskatchewan River system is the largest shared between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its watershed includes most of southern and central Alberta and Saskatchewan.