Sheep River (Alberta)
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| Sheep River | |
|---|---|
| File:Sheep River gorge.jpg The gorge of the Sheep River west of Diamond Valley | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park |
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| • elevation | 2,100 meters (6,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Highwood River |
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• elevation | 983 meters (3,225 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 6 m3/s (210 cu ft/s) (at Diamond Valley)[1] |
The Sheep River is located in southwestern Alberta, Canada, and is part of the Bow River watershed. The river begins in the mountain valleys of Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park,[2] passes through Sheep River Provincial Park, and joins the Highwood River about 8 km east of Okotoks. The Sheep River provides drinking water for the towns of Diamond Valley, and Okotoks.
Tributaries
[edit | edit source]From origin to mouth, the Sheep River receives water from the following tributaries:
- Rae Creek (from Mount Rae)
- Burns Creek
- Cliff Creek
- Junction Creek
- Bluerock Creek
- Gorge Creek
- Dyson Creek
- March Creek
- Coal Creek
- Wolf Creek
- Long Prairie Creek
- Macabee Creek
- Waite Valley Creek
- Lineham Creek
- Turner Valley
- Threepoint Creek
- Spring Creek
- Wilson Coulee
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alberta Environment. Sheep River at Black Diamond Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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