The Lesser Slave River ( Cree ''Iyaghchi Eennu Sepe'', translation: "River of the Strange People") is a river in central

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, Canada. It is a major tributary of the

Athabasca River The Athabasca River (French: ''Rivière Athabasca'') is a river in Alberta, Canada, which originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows more than before emptying into Lake Athabasca. Much of the land along its banks is p ...

. The Lesser Slave Lake and the river were the main links to the Peace River district until the beginning of the 20th century, when the construction of the Northern Alberta Railway facilitated transportation in the area.

Course

View of Lesser Slave River (HS85-10-24636)

The river originates from the

Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (french: Petit lac des Esclaves)—known traditionally as "Beaver Lake" (ᐊᒥᐢᐠ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ amisk sâkâhikan in the Plains Cree language, and T’saat’ine migeh in Dene Zhatıé) or "Beaver people were over th ...

at the town of

Slave Lake Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction ...

. The average discharge at the mouth of the lake is 20 m³/s.Alberta Environment
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Lesser Slave Lake discharge graph
It flows eastwards for 61 km, and merges with the

at the village of

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. From its headwaters of South Heart River, it has a total length of more than 280 km.

Tributaries

Through

Assineau River The Assineau River is a short river forming in central Alberta. The Assineau flows into Lesser Slave Lake, which flows out through the Lesser Slave River, a major tributary of the Athabasca River. The name for the river was in use by 1904. It is su ...

* Driftpile River **

Little Driftpile River Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

South Heart River The South Heart River is a river of Alberta. It empties into Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (french: Petit lac des Esclaves)—known traditionally as "Beaver Lake" (ᐊᒥᐢᐠ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ amisk sâkâhikan in the Plains Cree langu ...

**East Prairie River, West Prairie River, North Heart River * Marten River * Swan River **Inverness River, Moosehorn River Downstream of

*Sawridge Creek *Eating Creek *Mitsue Creek **Mitsue Lake, Florida Creek *Muskeg Creek * Otauwau River *Salteux River *Driftwood River **Fawcett River

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Course

Tributaries

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