Brazeau River

Brazeau River
Physical characteristics
Mouth	North Saskatchewan River 52°55′03″N 115°13′45″W
• elevation	Template:M to ft
Length	Template:Km to mi

Brazeau River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.

Course

It originates in the heights of the Canadian Rockies from the Brazeau Lake (which is fed by creeks that flow from the Coronet Glacier and Queen Elisabeth Ranges) and flows east through the Rocky Mountains foothills until it merges into the North Saskatchewan River between Drayton Valley and Rocky Mountain House at Brazeau Forks.

The upper course runs eastwards from Jasper National Park into the Brazeau Canyon Wildland park. The O'Chiese Indian Reserve is established at the confluence with Nordegg River. The Template:Km2 to mi2 Brazeau Reservoir was created on the lower course through the construction of the Brazeau Dam.

The total length of the river is Template:Km to mi. The river, and various other local geographic features, were named after Joseph Brazeau, a Missouri-born fur trader working for the HBC in the area between 1852-1864.

Tributaries

• Boulder Creek
• Four Point Creek
• Brazeau Lake
  • John-John Creek
• Upper Longview Lake
• Job Creek
  • Whisker Creek, Whisker Lakes, Job Lake, Leah Lake, Samson Lake
• Isaac Creek

The Brazeau from Alberta Highway 40

• Race Creek
• Southesk River
  • Southesk Lake
• Thistle Creek
  • Chimney Creek
• Marshybank Creek
  • Marshybank Lake
• Canyon Creek
• Moosehound Creek
• Cardinal River
• Blackstone River
• Elk River
• Nordegg River

See also

• Geography of Alberta
• List of Alberta rivers