The Cadotte River is a tributary of the

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. The river gives the name to the Cadotte Member, a stratigraphical unit of the

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Course

The Cadotte River forms in

, north of

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, at an elevation of . It flows north forming a series of small lakes along its course, then empties into the Cadotte Lake, which also receives the waters of Marten River from the east. Cadotte River flows out from the northern shore of Cadotte Lake, immediately west from the settlement of

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and

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, at an elevation of . The river flows westwards and is crossed by Highway 989/

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before it receives the waters of Otter River from the Buffalo Head Hills. It continues west, then turns north and flows parallel to the Peace River, also receiving the Little Cadotte River from the west. It empties into the

as a right tributary in the ''Cadotte/Peace River Remote Provincial Forest Recreation Area'', north from the town of

. It ends at an elevation of , some north-west from its origin.

Tributaries

** Marten River * Otter River **Golden Lake **Otter Lakes *Simon Lakes *

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**Jackpine Creek

References

Rivers of Alberta {{Alberta-river-stub

Course

Tributaries

See also

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