Clearwater River (Alberta) - Course

Course

When measuring from Trident Lake, the Clearwater River has a length of 203 kilometers and descends 350 m to its end at Rocky Mountain House.

• The river begins in Banff National Park on the southern slope of Mount Wellington immediately into the Devon Lakes at Clearwater Pass.
• From the Devon Lakes it flows 11 km and descends 400 m to Clearwater Lake.
• 2 km after Clearwater Lake and 50 m down the river hits Trident Lake where it becomes navigable by canoe.
• After traveling 15 km west and descending 120 m the river exits Banff National Park.
• The river travels 18 more kilometers west and descends 150 m before turning north and exiting the Ram Range in the Rocky Mountain Foothills.
• About 20 kilometers the rivers turns west again and meets its first road around Idlewild Mountain.
• About 70 kilometers and the rivers turns north west.
• About 30 more kilometers and the river empties into the North Saskatchewan River.