Country Canada | ||
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Main source Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
2,100 meters (6,900 ft) River mouth Highwood River
983 meters (3,225 ft) Discharge Average rate:
6 m/s (210 cu ft/s) (at Black Diamond) | ||
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 with the Highwood River about 8 km east of Okotoks. The Sheep provides drinking water for the towns of Turner Valley, Black Diamond, and Okotoks.
Tributaries
From origin to mouth, the Sheep River receives water from the following tributaries:
References
Sheep River (Alberta) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA