The Cline River is a short river in western

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. It flows from Pinto Lake and joins the North Saskatchewan River at

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in west-central Alberta.

Geography

Pinto Lake is located north of Sunset Pass. The lake is fed from the glacial meltwater of

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, Mount Coleman, and

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. The river then flows directly east, emptying into

. The river, as well as

Mount Cline Mount Cline is a mountain in western Alberta, Canada, north of Saskatchewan Crossing, southwest of Nordegg. The mountain is located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley, west of Resolute Mountain. It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie ...

and Cline Pass, are named for

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, also referred to as Michael Cline. Klyne was employed as a fur trader by the

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and the

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.Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). ''Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1''. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 52

Tributaries

*Pinto Lake *Huntington Creek *Cataract Creek *McDonald Creek *Waterfalls Creek **Michele Lakes *Entry Creek **Lake of the Falls, Landslide Lake, Shoe Leather Creek *Sentinel Creek *Coral Creek *O.D. Creek

Previously known

*Whitegoat River *Mirliton River

References

Rivers of Alberta North Saskatchewan River {{Alberta-river-stub

Geography

Tributaries

Previously known

See also

References