Puskwaskau River

The Puskwaskau River is a short river in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Smoky River flowing westwards in the Peace River Country. Its waters flow through the Smoky River, Peace River, Slave River, Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

Puskwaskau River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPuskwaskau Lake
 • coordinates55.27887°N 117.65259°W / 55.27887; -117.65259 (Puskwaskau Lake)
 • elevation715 meters (2,346 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Smoky River
 • coordinates
55.48403°N 118.15646°W / 55.48403; -118.15646 (Puskwaskau River mouth)
 • elevation
440 meters (1,440 ft)

The name of the river originates from the Cree word for short grass.[1] The Puskwaskau Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, was named for the river.

Course

The river originates from the Puskwaskau Lake in the Sturgeon Heights, at an elevation of 715 meters (2,346 ft), north-west from Valleyview. It flows north-west and receives the waters of Little Puskwaskau River before being crossed by Highway 676. It continues flowing in a western direction through a 150 meters (490 ft) deep canyon before it empties in the Smoky River, west of Teepee Creek, at an elevation of 440 meters (1,440 ft), 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of its origin.

Tributaries
  • Puskwaskau Lake
  • Little Puskwaskau River

See also

References
  1. Alberta Land Surveyor History. "Place names". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
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