Beaver River (Canada)

For other uses, see Beaver River (disambiguation).

Beaver River
Rivière Castor (French), Amiskwasîpi (Cree)[1]
The Beaver south of Lac La Biche, Alberta
Churchill River drainage basin
Beaver River (Canada) is located in Saskatchewan
Beaver River (Canada)
Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan
Beaver River (Canada) is located in Canada
Beaver River (Canada)
Beaver River (Canada) (Canada)
Location
CountryCanada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaver Lake
 • locationLac La Biche County, Alberta
 • coordinates54°43′40″N 111°54′04″W / 54.72778°N 111.90111°W / 54.72778; -111.90111
 • elevation618 m (2,028 ft)
MouthLac Île-à-la-Crosse
 • location
Division 18, Saskatchewan
 • coordinates
55°25′51″N 107°45′35″W / 55.43083°N 107.75972°W / 55.43083; -107.75972
 • elevation
421 m (1,381 ft)
Length491 km (305 mi)
Basin features
River systemChurchill River drainage basin
[2]
Western Canada rivers

Beaver River[3] is a large river in east-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows east through Alberta and Saskatchewan and then turns sharply north to flow into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse on the Churchill River which flows into Hudson Bay.

Beaver River has a catchment area of 14,500 square kilometres (5,600 sq mi) in Alberta,[4] where it drains the lake system in Lac La Biche County. The total length is 491 kilometres (305 mi).[5] It was first documented on the Turnor map of 1790, and then confirmed on the Harmon map of 1820.[6]

  1. ^ Online Cree Dictionary. "ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓰᐱᕀ". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Beaver River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ Environment Alberta Archived 2007-01-16 at the Wayback Machine - River basins
  5. ^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
  6. ^ Atlas of Alberta Lakes Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine - Beaver Lake