Saskatchewan River
The Saskatchewan River (Cree: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐊᐧᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ, "swift flowing river") is a major river in Canada. It stretches about 550 kilometres (340 mi) from where it is formed by the joining together of the North Saskatchewan River and South Saskatchewan River just east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to Lake Winnipeg. It flows roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg. Through its tributaries the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan, its watershed encompasses much of the prairie regions of Canada, stretching westward to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and north-western Montana in the United States.
| Saskatchewan River | |
|---|---|
Map of Saskatchewan River & Watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Region | Manitoba, Saskatchewan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2nd source | Confluence of North and South Saskatchewan Rivers |
| • location | 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| • coordinates | 53°14′6″N 105°4′58″W |
| • elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Winnipeg |
• location | Grand Rapids, Manitoba |
• coordinates | 53°11′6″N 99°15′22″W |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Length | 547 km (340 mi) |
| Basin size | 335,900 km2 (129,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | The Pas, Manitoba |
| • average | 634 m3/s (22,400 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 54 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 3,000 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) |
Including its tributaries, it reaches 1,939 kilometres (1,205 mi) to its farthest headwaters on the Bow River, a tributary of the South Saskatchewan in Alberta.