Muddywater River

Muddywater River
Basin
Main source Morkill Pass
53°40′54″N 119°46′09″W / 53.68167°N 119.76917°W / 53.68167; -119.76917
Source elevation 1,648 m (5,407 ft)
River mouth Smoky River
53°46′34″N 119°20′56″W / 53.77611°N 119.34889°W / 53.77611; -119.34889
1,048 m (3,438 ft)
Countries  Alberta  Canada

The Muddywater River is an early tributary of the Smoky River. It forms in the Canadian Rockies, within Willmore Wilderness Park, in the province of Alberta, north of Jasper National Park. The Muddywater forms at Morkill Pass, on the Continental Divide between Alberta and British Columbia.

It flows north and west, collecting runoff from Mount Forgent, Mount Sprague, and Llama Mountain before flowing into the Smoky River above Grande Cache, Alberta.[1] The river's name is descriptive.[2]

See also

References

  1. Mussio Ventures (2004). Central Alberta Backroad Mapbook. Burnaby: Mussio Ventures.
  2. Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 172


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