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Wapiti River in western Canada
Wapiti River is a river in eastern
British Columbia and western
Alberta,
Canada. It is a major tributary of the
Smoky River, located in the southern area of the
Peace River Basin.
Wapiti is named after the
Cree word for
elk (
waapiti).
Course
Wapiti River originates as the outflow of
Tuck Lake, east of
Wapiti Pass, in
Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, west-central
British Columbia, in the
Canadian Rockies. It then runs in a north-eastern direction, crosses into Alberta, where it becomes more
meandered as it continues through
Grande Prairie County. It merges into the
Smoky River east of
Grande Prairie.
From west to east, Wapiti River flows through the environment of the
Rocky Mountains, the rolling foothills, then
farmlands and
aspen parkland in western Alberta.
Wapiti Lake Provincial Park,
Bear River Park,
O'Brien Provincial Park and
Pipestone Creek Park are protected areas along the river.
Close to its mouth, Wapiti has an average discharge of 100 m³/s.
Tributaries
- Red Deer Creek
- Belcourt Creek
- Narraway River
- Nose Creek
- Pinto Creek
- Iroquois Creek
- Redwillow River
- Bear River
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