Beaver River (Canada)

Beaver River
*Rivière Castor* (French), *Amiskwasîpi* (Cree)^[1]
Beaver River; Rivière Castor (French), Amiskwasîpi (Cree)
	The Beaver south of Lac La Biche, Alberta
	Churchill River drainage basin
	Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan Beaver River (Canada) (Canada)
Location
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta; Saskatchewan;
Physical characteristics
Source	Beaver Lake
• location	Lac La Biche County, Alberta
• coordinates	54°43′40″N 111°54′04″W / 54.72778°N 111.90111°W
• elevation	618 m (2,028 ft)
Mouth	Lac Île-à-la-Crosse
• location	Division 18, Saskatchewan
• coordinates	55°25′51″N 107°45′35″W / 55.43083°N 107.75972°W
• elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Length	491 km (305 mi)
Basin features
River system	Churchill River drainage basin

Beaver River^[3] is a large river in east-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows east through Alberta and Saskatchewan and then turns sharply north to flow into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse on the Churchill River which flows into Hudson Bay.

Beaver River has a catchment area of 14,500 square kilometres (5,600 sq mi) in Alberta,^[4] where it drains the lake system in Lac La Biche County. The total length is 491 kilometres (305 mi).^[5] It was first documented on the Turnor map of 1790, and then confirmed on the Harmon map of 1820.^[6]

^ Online Cree Dictionary. "ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓰᐱᕀ". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ "Beaver River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ Environment Alberta Archived 2007-01-16 at the Wayback Machine - River basins
^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
^ Atlas of Alberta Lakes Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine - Beaver Lake

[1] Online Cree Dictionary. "ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓰᐱᕀ". Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[Atlas_of_Canada-2] "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[3] "Beaver River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[Alberta_Basins-4] Environment Alberta Archived 2007-01-16 at the Wayback Machine - River basins

[5] Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.

[6] Atlas of Alberta Lakes Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine - Beaver Lake

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Beaver River Rivière Castor (French), Amiskwasîpi (Cree)^[1]
The Beaver south of Lac La Biche, Alberta
Churchill River drainage basin
Location of the mouth in Saskatchewan Show map of Saskatchewan Beaver River (Canada) (Canada) Show map of Canada
Location
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta Saskatchewan
Physical characteristics

Source	Beaver Lake
• location	Lac La Biche County, Alberta
• coordinates	54°43′40″N 111°54′04″W / 54.72778°N 111.90111°W / 54.72778; -111.90111
• elevation	618 m (2,028 ft)

Mouth	Lac Île-à-la-Crosse
• location	Division 18, Saskatchewan
• coordinates	55°25′51″N 107°45′35″W / 55.43083°N 107.75972°W / 55.43083; -107.75972
• elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Length	491 km (305 mi)
Basin features
River system	Churchill River drainage basin
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