Mistaya River
Mistaya River before the falls
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPeyto Lake
Length38 km (24 mi)
Basin features
River systemNorth Saskatchewan River

The Mistaya River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows through the Canadian Rockies, and a section of the Icefields Parkway was built along its course.

Mistaya River originates in Peyto Lake, a glacial lake of typical blue colour (due to rock flour). Mistaya flows north-west, receiving the waters of creeks such as Delta, Silverhorn, Cirque, Noyes, Chephren, Totem, Epaulette, Bison, Kaufmann and Sarbach. A series of elongated lakes are formed along the river: Mistaya Lake and Waterfowl Lakes.

Mistaya merges into the North Saskatchewan River at Saskatchewan River Crossing.

From its headwaters of Peyto Creek, Mistaya River has a total length of 38 km.

The origin of the name is from the Cree language: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐊᔭ (mistahaya) means 'grizzly bear'.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Koller, Brenda (December 2011). The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide. ISBN 9781588435996.
  2. ↑ Fromhold, Joachim (14 January 2013). 2001 INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF THE WEST, Part 2: Listings by Nation. ISBN 9781300389118.
  3. ↑ "Search results". www.creedictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

51°58′03″N 116°43′23″W / 51.96750°N 116.72306°W / 51.96750; -116.72306


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