The Little Smoky River is a tributary of the

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in west-central

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Course

The river originates in the foothills of the

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, west of

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and flows in a north-east direction throughout the foothills. Upon reaching the open prairie, it

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s northwards and merges into the

south of the town of Watino. From here, its waters are carried to the

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through the

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and Mackenzie Rivers. The Little Smoky River has an average discharge of 25 m³/s, and can reach over 100 m³/s in spring.Alberta Environment
- River Basins
Little Smoky River discharge graph
The towns of Valleyview and

Little Smoky Little Smoky is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located on Highway 43, approximately south of Valleyview and northwest of Fox Creek. The hamlet is adjacent to the Little Smoky ...

are located in the Little Smoky River basin.

Tributaries

*Joachim Creek *David Creek *Rocky Creek *Kiskiu Creek *Smoky Lake *Tony Creek * Iosegun River * Waskahigan River *Asplund Creek * Goose River *Sweathouse Creek *Sturgeon Creek (from Sturgeon Lake) *Boulder Creek *Snipe Creek (from Snipe Lake) *Deep Creek *Stony Creek **Crazy Man Creek *Bartsch Creek *Nicholls Creek *Mcleans Creek *Gunns Creek *Wabatanisk Creek *Peavine Creek *Whitemud Creek *Shufflemire Creek

References

Rivers of Alberta {{Alberta-river-stub

Course

Tributaries

See also

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