Muddywater River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMorkill Pass
  coordinates53°40′54″N 119°46′09″W / 53.68167°N 119.76917°W / 53.68167; -119.76917
  elevation1,648 m (5,407 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Smoky River
  coordinates
53°46′34″N 119°20′56″W / 53.77611°N 119.34889°W / 53.77611; -119.34889
  elevation
1,048 m (3,438 ft)

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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