The Bad Heart River is a short river in
northern Alberta,
Canada
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. It is a tributary of the
Smoky River
The Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River. The descriptive name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree Indians.
It drains an area of . Fro ...
.
Bad Heart River's name is an accurate preservation of its native
Cree-language name, ''maatsiti''.
It originates in
Saddle Hills County of the
Peace River Country
The Peace River Country (or Peace Country; french: Région de la Rivière-de-la-paix) is an aspen parkland region centring on the Peace River in Canada. It extends from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, ...
, north of
Sexsmith and south of
Rycroft, at an elevation of . After descending the slopes of the Saddle Hills, it is crossed by
Highway 2, then flows north-eastward. After being crossed by
Highway 733, it continues eastward, receives the waters of Kakut Creek, then flows through a deep canyon and empties into the Smoky River at an elevation of .
Tributaries
*Kakut Creek
See also
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Geography of Alberta
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List of Alberta rivers
References
Rivers of Alberta
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