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Sheep River (Alberta)

Sheep River
The gorge of the Sheep River west of Diamond Valley
Canada
Alberta
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
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2,100 meters (6,900 ft)
Highwood River
50°44′24″N 113°51′17″W / 50.73998°N 113.85475°W / 50.73998; -113.85475 (Sheep River Mouth)
983 meters (3,225 ft)
6 m3/s (210 cu ft/s) (at Diamond Valley)

The Sheep River is located in southwestern Alberta, Canada, and is part of the Bow River watershed. The river begins in the mountain valleys of Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park, passes through Sheep River Provincial Park, and joins the Highwood River about 8 km east of Okotoks. The Sheep River provides drinking water for the towns of Diamond Valley, and Okotoks.

From origin to mouth, the Sheep River receives water from the following tributaries:

  • Rae Creek (from Mount Rae)

  • Burns Creek

  • Cliff Creek

  • Junction Creek

  • Bluerock Creek

  • Gorge Creek

  • Dyson Creek

  • March Creek

  • Coal Creek

  • Wolf Creek

  • Long Prairie Creek

  • Macabee Creek

  • Waite Valley Creek

  • Lineham Creek

  • Turner Valley

  • Threepoint Creek

  • Spring Creek

  • Wilson Coulee

  • List of rivers of Alberta

  • Sheep River Wildlife Sanctuary

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