The Cadotte River is a tributary of the
Peace River
The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
in
Northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...
,
Canada
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.
The river gives the name to the
Cadotte Member, a stratigraphical unit of the
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) underlies of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories. This vast sedimentary ...
.
Course
The Cadotte River forms in
Northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...
, north of
High Prairie
High Prairie is a town in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County. It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 749, approximately northeast of Valleyview and west of Slave Lake.
History
Describes the nature of the ...
, at an elevation of . It flows north forming a series of small lakes along its course, then empties into the Cadotte Lake, which also receives the waters of Marten River from the east. Cadotte River flows out from the northern shore of Cadotte Lake, immediately west from the settlement of
Cadotte Lake
Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986, east of Peace River and west of the Bicentennial Highway ( ...
and
Cadotte Airport, at an elevation of . The river flows westwards and is crossed by
Highway 989/
688
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before it receives the waters of Otter River from the Buffalo Head Hills. It continues west, then turns north and flows parallel to the Peace River, also receiving the Little Cadotte River from the west. It empties into the
Peace River
The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
as a right tributary in the ''Cadotte/Peace River Remote Provincial Forest Recreation Area'', north from the town of
Peace River
The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
. It ends at an elevation of , some north-west from its origin.
Tributaries
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Cadotte Lake
Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986, east of Peace River and west of the Bicentennial Highway ( ...
**
Marten River
The Marten River is a short river in central Alberta. The Marten is one of the major inflows of Lesser Slave Lake, which drains through the Lesser Slave River, a major tributary of the Athabasca River. Significant debate exists regarding the o ...
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Otter River
**Golden Lake
**Otter Lakes
*Simon Lakes
*
Little Cadotte River
**Jackpine Creek
See also
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List of rivers of Alberta
Alberta's rivers flow towards three different bodies of water, the Arctic Ocean, the Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Alberta is located immediately east of the continental divide, so no rivers from Alberta reach the Pacific Ocean.
List of r ...
References
Rivers of Alberta
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