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Alberta's Seven Main River Basins


Alberta's River Basins

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    The Peace River begins in the mountains of British Columbia, and flows to Alberta are influenced by the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, located on the Peace River in British Columbia. The river flows northeast across the province, through the town of Peace River and empties into the Slave River. At Peace Point the Peace River has a mean annual discharge of 68,200,000 dam3 and a drainage area of 293,000 km2. The Peace/Slave River Basin includes the Wapiti, Smoky, Little Smoky and Wabasca rivers.


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