Brazeau River
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The river was named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition.[2]
Course
The river originates in the heights of the Canadian Rockies from Cataract Pass on the south boundary of Jasper National Park.[3] It flows northeast into Brazeau Canyon Wildland Provincial Park. The O'Chiese First Nation is established at the confluence with Nordegg River. It merges into the North Saskatchewan River between Drayton Valley and Rocky Mountain House at Brazeau Forks.
The total length of the river is Script error: No such module "convert".. The river, and various other local geographic features, were named after Joseph Brazeau, a Missouri-born fur trader working for the Hudson's Bay Company in the area between 1852 and 1864.[4]
Hydroelectric development
The Brazeau River has long been seen as a potential site for hydroelectric power generation. The earliest scheme to harness the power of the river was hatched in 1913 and involved a dam and storage on Brazeau Lake. The potential power generation was estimated at 5,000 to 10,000 kilovolt-amperes, and power would have been transmitted to Edmonton and Calgary, both roughly Script error: No such module "convert". from the generator (this was a relatively ambitious plan: long-distance transmission was not common at the time). The plan was scuttled after the discovery of a large underflow at Brazeau Lake, precluding its use as a storage facility.[5]
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Tributaries
- Boulder Creek
- Four Point Creek
- Brazeau Lake
- John-John Creek
- Upper Longview Lake
- Job Creek
- Whisker Creek, Whisker Lakes, Job Lake, Leah Lake, Samson Lake
- Isaac Creek
- Race Creek
- Southesk River
- Southesk Lake
- Thistle Creek
- Chimney Creek
- Marshybank Creek
- Marshybank Lake
- Canyon Creek
- Moosehound Creek
- Cardinal River
- Blackstone River
- Elk River
- Nordegg River
See also
References
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- ↑ Aphrodite Karamitsanis,Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991), pg. 30
- ↑ C. H. Attwood, Proposed Hydro-electric Development Scheme on the Brazeau River, (Ottawa: Water Power Branch, 1915).
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External links
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