South Saskatchewan River

General data

Water type: River
Source: Bow River, Oldman River
Progression: Saskatchewan River -> Lake Winnipeg -> Nelson River -> Hudson Bay -> Arctic ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: North America
Countries: Canada

Description

The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The river begins at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers in southern Alberta and ends at the Saskatchewan River Forks in central Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan River Forks is the confluence of the South and North Saskatchewan Rivers and is the beginning of the Saskatchewan River.

Source

Bow River

Oldman River

Rivers

Esociformes - Pikes

Northern pike (Esox lucius)

Gadiformes - Cods

Burbot (Lota lota)

Perciformes - Perches

American yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Sauger (Sander canadensis)

Walleye (Sander vitreus)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)

Cypriniformes - Carps

Shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)

Catches