Puskwaskau River

Puskwaskau River
Country  Canada
Basin
Main source Puskwaskau Lake
715 meters (2,346 ft)
55°16′44″N 117°39′09″W / 55.27887°N 117.65259°W / 55.27887; -117.65259 (Puskwaskau Lake)
River mouth Smoky River
440 meters (1,440 ft)
55°29′03″N 118°09′23″W / 55.48403°N 118.15646°W / 55.48403; -118.15646 (Puskwaskau River mouth)Coordinates: 55°29′03″N 118°09′23″W / 55.48403°N 118.15646°W / 55.48403; -118.15646 (Puskwaskau River mouth)

The Puskwaskau River is a short river in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Smoky River flowing westwards in the Peace River Country. Its waters flow through the Smoky River, Peace River, Slave River, Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

The name of the river originates from the Cree word for short grass.[1] The Puskwaskau Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, was named for the river.

Course

The river originates from the Puskwaskau Lake in the Sturgeon Heights, at an elevation of 715 meters (2,346 ft), north-west from Valleyview. It flows north-west and receives the waters of Little Puskwaskau River before being crossed by Highway 676. It continues flowing in a western direction through a 150 meters (490 ft) deep canyon before it empties in the Smoky River, west of Teepee Creek, at an elevation of 440 meters (1,440 ft), 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of its origin.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alberta Land Surveyor History. "Place names". Retrieved 2010-08-18.
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