The Wolf River is a river in the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 and Lac La Biche County in census division No. 12, Alberta, Canada.[1] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Sand River.

Wolf River
Wolf River (Alberta) is located in Alberta
Wolf River (Alberta)
Location of the mouth of the Wolf River in Alberta
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 12
Municipal districtsBonnyville No. 87, Lac La Biche County
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed swamp
 • locationLac La Biche County
 • coordinates54°48′05″N 110°33′32″W / 54.80139°N 110.55889°W / 54.80139; -110.55889
 • elevation699 m (2,293 ft)
MouthSand River
 • location
Bonnyville No. 87
 • coordinates
54°43′32″N 111°08′10″W / 54.72556°N 111.13611°W / 54.72556; -111.13611
 • elevation
565 m (1,854 ft)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin

Course

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The river begins at an unnamed swamp, flows west to Wolf Lake, and continues west to its mouth at the Sand River. The Sand River empties via the Beaver River and the Churchill River to Hudson Bay.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wolf River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-11-04.