Pembina River (Alberta)
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- This article is about the river in Alberta. For the river in North Dakota, see Pembina River (North Dakota).
Pembina is a river in central Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Athabasca River.
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[edit] Course
The Pembina River originates in the Canadian Rockies foothills, south of Cadomin, at Pembina Forks. It flows westwards for 547 km before it merges with the Athabasca River 64 km west of Athabasca, and has a drainage area of 12,900 km². [1]
Communities located along the Pembina River include Westlock, Sangudo, Entwistle and Evansburg. The Pembina River Provincial Park is located along the gorges of the river between Evansburg and Entwistle. Another protected area along the river is the Pembina River Natural Area, located 20 km northeast of Cherhill in aspen parkland.[2]
[edit] Tributaries
- Dismal Creek
- Rat Creek
- Lobstick River
- Brock Lake Creek
- Oldman Lake Creek
- Paddle River
- Armstrong Lake Creek
- Shoal Lake Creek
- Steele River
Numerous small lakes such as Brock Lake, Oldman Lake, Majeau Lake, Lac la Nonne, George Lake, Armstrong Lake, Shoal Lake, Steele Lake, Cross Lake are also located within the river's basin.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Atlas of Canada - Rivers of Canada
- ^ Alberta Community Development - Pembina River Natural Area
Major Rivers: Athabasca • Beaver • Hay • Milk • North Saskatchewan • Peace • Red Deer • Slave • South Saskatchewan
Other Rivers: Battle • Bow • Brazeau • Chinchaga • Crowsnest • Clearwater • Elbow • Firebag • Lesser Slave • Little Smoky • Oldman • Pembina • Petitot • Sheep • Smoky • Sunwapta • Wabasca • Wapiti • (more...)
Major Lakes: Athabasca • Bistcho • Claire • Lesser Slave
Other Lakes: Abraham • Beaverhill • Brûlé • Calling • Cold • La Biche • Louise • Maligne • Minnewanka • Moraine • Peyto • Pigeon • Pinehurst • Pyramid • Skeleton • Sylvan • Utikuma • Vermilion • Wabamun • Waterton • Zama • (more...)
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