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river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of ...
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Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
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province of Canada The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ...
. The largest and most notable rivers are listed at the start, followed by rivers listed by
drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
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Arctic Ocean The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. It spans an area of approximately and is known as the coldest of all the oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, a ...
watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
** Fond du Lac River ** Cree River ***
Rapid River (Cree River tributary) The Rapid River is a river in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of the Mackenzie River drainage basin. Hydrology The Rapid River begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of . It travels north to Kirsch Lake at an elevation of , ...
** Geikie River ( Wollaston Lake) ** Clearwater River ***
Graham Creek (Alberta) Graham Creek is a stream in Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Landels River. Its source is Graham Lake in Saskatchewan, just to the east of the Alberta border. From the lake, Graham Creek flows east into Alberta then north-east to Lan ...
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Firebag River The Firebag River is a river in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. It gets its name from the traditional bags Aboriginals once used to carry fire-starting flints. Firebag River in western Canada It originates in ''Firebag Lake'' in northw ...
* Hudson Bay drainage basin **
Assiniboine River The Assiniboine River (''; french: Rivière Assiniboine'') is a river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River. The Assiniboine is a typical meandering river with a sin ...
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Qu'Appelle River The Qu'Appelle River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba that flows east from Lake Diefenbaker in south-western Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near th ...
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Moose Jaw River Moose Jaw River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the southern part of the province in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five ...
***** Avonlea Creek *****Thunder Creek ****
Last Mountain Creek Last Mountain Creek is a river in south-central Saskatchewan. It is a tributary of the Qu'Appelle River in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. I ...
***** Arm River *****
Lanigan Creek Lanigan Creek is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the south central part of the province in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and fi ...
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Pheasant Creek Pheasant Creek is a creek that runs along the bottom of one of the many coulees that branch off the Qu'Appelle Valley and empties into the Qu'Appelle River in southern Saskatchewan. The creek starts between the communities of Ituna and Jas ...
**** Wascana Creek *** Whitesand River **** Spirit Creek ****
Yorkton Creek Yorkton Creek, formally known as Little Whitesand River, is a river in the south-east region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river begins at Leech Lake, south of Yorkton, and flows north into the Whitesand River. The Whitesand R ...
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Crescent Creek Crescent Creek is a tributary of the Little Deschutes River in Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning at Crescent Lake on the eastern flank of the Cascade Range, the river flows generally east through parts of Deschutes National ...
*** Souris River **** Graham Creek **** Antler River **** Des Lacs River **** Gainsborough Creek ****
Moose Mountain Creek Moose Mountain Creek is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its source is the Chapleau Lakes near Montmartre and it is a tributary of the Souris River, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Assiniboine River. The whole system is ...
**** Long Creek ****
Pipestone Creek Pipestone Creek is a waterway that runs through central Alberta, Canada. For example, over of Pipestone Creek parkland is situated in Millet, Alberta, with a combination of meadows and urban forest. It originates east of Pigeon Lake and flows e ...
** Churchill River *** Beaver River **** Doré River **** Waterhen River ***** Rusty Creek ***** Cold River ****** Martineau River **** Cowan River ***** Big River ****
Meadow River The Meadow River is a tributary of the Gauley River, making its headwaters in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Greenbrier County and terminating in Nicholas County, West Virginia, Nicholas County of West Virginia. It is named for the grassy meadow ...
**** Makwa River *** Smoothstone River *** Whitefish River *** Reindeer River *** Nemei River *** Cochrane River *** Geikie River *** La Loche River *** Dillon River *** Rapid River **** Montreal River ***** Waskesiu River *****
MacLennan River The Maclennan River is a river of New Zealand, a tributary of the Tahakopa River. See also * List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) ...
**** Bow River **** Nipekamew River *****
Nipekamew Creek Nipekamew Creek is a creek in the boreal forest ecozone in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its source is in muskeg approximately 20 kilometres west of Piprell Lake, near Highway 913. From the muskeg, the creek flows in a northerly d ...
** Saskatchewan River *** Carrot River ***
Sturgeon-Weir River The Sturgeon-Weir River is a river in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows about south-southeast to join the Saskatchewan River at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan. It was on the main voyageurs, voyageur route from eastern Canada northeast ...
**** Goose River *** Torch River ****
White Gull Creek White Gull Creek is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is White Gull Lake, near the south-western boundary of Narrow Hills Provincial Park and near the southern slopes of the Cub Hills. The river travels th ...
**** Stewart Creek *****
Caribou Creek Caribou Creek is a river in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is in a hilly plateau called Cub Hills, near the western boundary of Narrow Hills Provincial Park. The river heads south followin ...
*** Mossy River ****
McDougal Creek McDougal Creek is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is at the southern end of Divide Lake at the northern end of Narrow Hills Provincial Park in a hilly plateau called Cub Hills. The landforms of the Cub H ...
*** North Saskatchewan River ****
Battle River Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth. His ...
**** Eagle Creek **** Spruce River **** Sturgeon River ***** Shell River *** South Saskatchewan River **** Red Deer River **** Fish Creek ****
Brightwater Creek Brightwater Creek is a river in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U ...
** Red Deer River *** Armit River *** Fir River *** Etomami River **** Pepaw River **** Piwei River *** Greenwater Creek ** Swan River **
Woody River Woody River is a river in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The river's River source, source is in the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest of eastern Saskatchewan. From there ...
*** Midnight Creek
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Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
** Poplar River ** Frenchman River ** Battle Creek (Milk River tributary) **
Big Muddy Creek (Missouri River tributary) Big Muddy Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 191 mi (307 km) long, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and the U.S. state of Montana. Its source is in the Big Muddy Badlands of Saskatchewan. Big Muddy Cree ...
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Old Wives Lake Old Wives Lake is a shallow saline lake in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 30 km south-west of Moose Jaw. The lake is fed by the Wood River but seasonal water relatively flattened the terrain, and as such results in significan ...
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Wood River Wood River may refer to: Rivers In Canada * Wood River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake * Wood River (Saskatchewan), a river in south-west Saskatchewan In Ireland * Wood River (County Clare), Kilru ...


Alphabetical list of rivers


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See also

* List of lakes of Saskatchewan *
Geography of Saskatchewan The geography of Saskatchewan is unique among the provinces and territories of Canada in some respects. It is one of only two landlocked regions (Alberta is the other) and it is the only region whose borders are not based on natural features lik ...
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List of rivers of Canada The list of rivers of Canada is organized by drainage basin and province. Canadian drainage basins The major Canadian drainage basins are the following: *Arctic Ocean *Pacific Ocean *Hudson Bay including James Bay and Ungava Bay *Atlantic Ocean ...
* Rivers of the Americas


References

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