Cascade River (Alberta)

The Cascade River is a medium-sized river in southwestern Alberta, Canada. It originates in the Canadian Rockies, flows through Lake Minnewanka, and in turn, joins the Bow River.

Cascade River
The Cascade River in Stewart Canyon
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bonnet Glacier/Badger Pass
• coordinates	51°25′29″N 115°50′28″W
• elevation	2,174 m (7,133 ft)
Mouth
• location	Bow River
• coordinates	51°09′59″N 115°28′43″W
• elevation	1,361 m (4,465 ft)
Basin features
Waterbodies	Lake Minnewanka

The Cascade River is formed from the glacial melt of Flints and Bonnet Peaks, as well as Block Mountain. Glacial lakes that drain into the Cascade include Goat Lake, Sawback Lake, Elk Lake, and Cuthead Lake. The river also takes on Stoney Creek before entering the dramatic Stewart Canyon, then draining into Lake Minnewanka.

The Cascade River is named after Cascade Mountain. The mountain was named by Sir James Hector, who took the native name which meant "mountain where the water falls" and abbreviated the term to Cascade.[1]

References

1. Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 42

See also

• List of Alberta rivers