Alberta's River Basins

Please note: The Alberta River Basins web page has changed. Please “click here” for further details.

1. First select a Water Basin by either clicking the water basin on the map OR by selecting the water basin from this list. Then go to #2. to select the type information want to see for the selected water basin.

   Athabasca River Basin Beaver River Basin Bow River Sub Basin Hay River Basin Milk River Basin North Saskatchewan River Basin Oldman River Sub Basin Peace/Slave River Basin Red Deer River Sub Basin South Saskatchewan River Sub Basin

2. Next, after the water basin has been selected, select the type of information you want to see. Then click View Result.

   River Flows and Levels Lakes and Reservoirs Levels Meteorological and Precipitation Data Water Quality Data Water Management Operations Reports

   The South Saskatchewan River Basin includes the sub-basins of the Bow, Red Deer, Oldman and South Saskatchewan river basins. All of the basins begin in the Rocky Mountains, generally flowing eastward through foothills and prairie. The combined watershed of the basins is 121,095 km², of which 41% is from the Red Deer sub-basin, 22% to the Oldman, 21% to the Bow and 16% to the South Saskatchewan. Major urban centres in the basin include Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Medicine Hat. All of the province's thirteen irrigation districts are found within the South Saskatchewan River Basin. The mean annual discharge from the basin into Saskatchewan is 9,280,000 dam³.