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Coordinates: 56°11′09″N 117°20′03″W / 56.18583°N 117.33417°W / 56.18583; -117.33417
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The '''Smoky River''' is a river in western [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is a major [[tributary]] of the [[Peace River (Canada)|Peace River]]. The descriptive name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the [[Cree]] [[First Nations in Canada|Indians]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Aubrey |first=Merrily |encyclopedia=Place Names of Alberta |volume=IV. Northern Alberta |location=Calgary, Alberta |publisher=University of Calgary Press |date=1996 |page=196 |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=856808}}</ref>
The '''Smoky River''' is a river in western [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is a major [[tributary]] of the [[Peace River (Canada)|Peace River]]. The name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the [[Cree]] people, an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] people of the area.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Aubrey |first=Merrily |encyclopedia=Place Names of Alberta |volume=IV. Northern Alberta |location=Calgary, Alberta |publisher=University of Calgary Press |date=1996 |page=196 |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=856808}}</ref>


It drains an area of {{convert|50,300|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rims.unh.edu/data/station/station.cgi?station=773 |website=Arctic RIMS |title=Smoky Discharge Station |access-date=2015-06-02}}</ref> From its headwaters to the Peace River, the Smoky River has a total length of {{convert|492|km|mi|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys06.htm |website=Statistics Canada |title=Principal rivers and their tributaries |publisher=Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division |date=2005-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909143251/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys06.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2006 }}</ref> The average discharge is {{convert|347|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.r-arcticnet.sr.unh.edu/v4.0/ViewPoint.pl?Point=773|title=Smoky River at Watino|publisher=R-ARCTICNET|date=1915–2000|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
It drains an area of {{convert|50,300|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rims.unh.edu/data/station/station.cgi?station=773 |website=Arctic RIMS |title=Smoky Discharge Station |access-date=2015-06-02}}</ref> From its headwaters to the Peace River, the Smoky River has a total length of {{convert|492|km|mi|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys06.htm |website=Statistics Canada |title=Principal rivers and their tributaries |publisher=Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division |date=2005-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909143251/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys06.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2006 }}</ref> The average discharge is {{convert|347|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.r-arcticnet.sr.unh.edu/v4.0/ViewPoint.pl?Point=773|title=Smoky River at Watino|publisher=R-ARCTICNET|date=1915–2000|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:18, 26 May 2023

Smoky River
Frozen Smoky River south-east of Grande Prairie
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAdolphus Lake
 • coordinates53°10′16″N 119°07′01″W / 53.17111°N 119.11694°W / 53.17111; -119.11694
 • elevation1,680 m (5,510 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Peace River
 • coordinates
56°11′09″N 117°20′03″W / 56.18583°N 117.33417°W / 56.18583; -117.33417
 • elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Discharge 
 • average375 m3/s (13,200 cu ft/s)[1]

The Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River. The name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree people, an indigenous people of the area.[2]

It drains an area of 50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi).[3] From its headwaters to the Peace River, the Smoky River has a total length of 492 kilometres (306 mi).[4] The average discharge is 347 m3/s (12,300 cu ft/s).[5]

Course

Confluence with Peace River

The Smoky River originates in the Canadian Rockies, in the northern area of Jasper National Park from Adolphus Lake (53.171N 119.117W). It then flows north east through the Willmore Wilderness Park until it passes near the town of Grande Cache. It continues north, passes Watino and merges into the Peace River south of the Town of Peace River, Alberta.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Atlas of Canada - Rivers". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ Aubrey, Merrily (1996). Place Names of Alberta. Vol. IV. Northern Alberta. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press. p. 196 http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=856808. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Smoky Discharge Station". Arctic RIMS. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. ^ "Principal rivers and their tributaries". Statistics Canada. Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division. 2005-02-02. Archived from the original on September 9, 2006.
  5. ^ "Smoky River at Watino". R-ARCTICNET. 1915–2000. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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