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Brazeau River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
[edit] Course
It originates in the heights of the Canadian Rockies from the Brazeau Lake (which is fed by creeks that flow from the Coronet Glacier and Queen Elisabeth Ranges) and flows east through the Rocky Mountains foothills until it merges into the North Saskatchewan River between Drayton Valley and Rocky Mountain House at Brazeau Forks.
The upper course runs eastwards from Jasper National Park into the Brazeau Canyon Wildland park. The O'Chiese Indian Reserve is established at the confluence with Nordegg River. The 99 square kilometers (38.2 sq mi) Brazeau Reservoir was created on the lower course through the construction of the Brazeau Dam.
The total length of the river is 210 km (130 mi). The river, and various other local geographic features, were named after Joseph Brazeau, a Missouri-born fur trader working for the HBC in the area between 1852-1864.[1]
[edit] Tributaries
- Boulder Creek
- Four Point Creek
- Brazeau Lake
- Upper Longview Lake
- Job Creek
- Whisker Creek, Whisker Lakes, Job Lake, Leah Lake, Samson Lake
- Isaac Creek
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 30
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