Slave River
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The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake.
This river's name is thought to come from the Athabaskan "Deh Gah Got'ine", the name for the Slavey group of the Dene First Nations.<ref>Slave River. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 12, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service</ref> The Chipewyan had displaced other native people from this region.
The Slave River and the rapids around Fort Smith are some of the best big water play kayaking in the world. There are four sets of rapids: Pelican, Rapids of the Drowned, Mountain Portage, and Cassette. The rapids range from easy class 1 to unrunnable killer class 6 holes. Huge volume, massive waves, and the home of the northern most river pelican colony in North America characterize this river.
[edit] Course
The Peace and Athabasca Rivers drain into the Slave River, which flows north into the Northwest Territories and into the Great Slave Lake north of Fort Resolution. Water from this river reaches the Arctic Ocean through the Mackenzie River.
The river is 434 km in length, and has a cumulative drainage area of 616,400 km².<ref>Atlas of Canada - Rivers of Canada</ref>
[edit] Tributaries
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- Peace-Athabasca Delta
- Athabasca River
- Lake Athabasca
- Riviere Des Roches
- Chilloneys Creek
- Revillon Coupe
- Dempsey Creek
- Peace River
- Scow Channel
- Murdock Creek
- Darough Creek
- Powder Creek
- La Butte Creek
- Hornaday River
- Salt River
- Little Buffalo River
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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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