Swan Hills (Alberta)

The Swan Hills are part of the Alberta High Plains, lying within a physiographic region called the Swan Hills Upland. Reaching to 1,328 m (4,357 ft) above sea level, Wallace and Goose Mountains form the high terrain, with a radial drainage network that feeds the Smoky, Slave, and Athabasca Rivers.[1] Regarded by some as "Alberta's forgotten wilderness",[2] this forested and sparsely populated region has a rich natural and cultural history and is the namesake of the Town of Swan Hills.

  1. ^ Hitchon, Brian; Sauveplane, Claude M.; Bachu, Stefan; Koster, Emlyn H.; Lytviak, Andre T. (1989). "Hydrogeology of the Swan Hills Area. Alberta: evaluation for deep waste injection" (PDF). Geological Survey Department (Bulletin No. 58).
  2. ^ The Western Swan Hills–Alberta's forgotten wilderness (PDF) (Report). The Alberta Wilderness Association and the Edmonton Chapter of the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada. 1976.