Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Manitoba Saskatchewan
- 2nd source
- Confluence of North and South Saskatchewan Rivers
- Location
- 40 km (25 mi) east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- Coordinates
- 53°14′6″N 105°4′58″W / 53.23500°N 105.08278°W / 53.23500; -105.08278
- Elevation
- 380 m (1,250 ft)
- Mouth
- Lake Winnipeg
- Length
- 547 km (340 mi)
- Basin size
- 335,900 km (129,700 sq mi)
- Average
- 634 m /s (22,400 cu ft/s)
- Minimum
- 54 m /s (1,900 cu ft/s)
- Maximum
- 3,000 m /s (110,000 cu ft/s)
- River system
- Nelson River
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
The Saskatchewan River (Cree: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐊᐧᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ, "swift flowing river") is a major river in Canada. It stretches about 550 kilometres (340 mi) from where it is formed by the joining of the North Saskatchewan River and South Saskatchewan River just east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It flows roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg. Through its tributaries the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan, its watershed encompasses much of the prairie regions of Canada, stretching westward to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and north-western Montana in the United States.
Including its tributaries, it reaches 1,939 kilometres (1,205 mi) to its farthest headwaters on the Bow River, a tributary of the South Saskatchewan in Alberta.