Rivière des Rochers (
French
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for "River of Rocks") is a river in
Alberta in the
Peace–Athabasca Delta and
Wood Buffalo National Park. It is the main outflow of
Lake Athabasca and flows northward, around many islands, and meets with 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 ...
to form the
Slave River. Near its mouth, the river splits into multiple channels, and forms a delta on the Slave River. During high water level periods in the late spring and summer, the flow of the Rivière des Rochers can sometimes reverse, with water flowing from the Peace River system back into Lake Athabasca.
References
Rivers of Alberta
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