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Mistaya River
Mistaya River before the falls
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Peyto Lake
Length	38 km (24 mi)
Basin features
River system	North Saskatchewan River

The Mistaya River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows through the Canadian Rockies, and a section of the Icefields Parkway was built along its course.

Mistaya River originates in Peyto Lake, a glacial lake of typical blue colour (due to rock flour). Mistaya flows north-west, receiving the waters of creeks such as Delta, Silverhorn, Cirque, Noyes, Chephren, Totem, Epaulette, Bison, Kaufmann and Sarbach. A series of elongated lakes are formed along the river: Mistaya Lake and Waterfowl Lakes.

Mistaya merges into the North Saskatchewan River at Saskatchewan River Crossing.

From its headwaters of Peyto Creek, Mistaya River has a total length of 38 km.

The origin of the name is from the Cree language: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐊᔭ (mistahaya) means 'grizzly bear'.

See also

• List of rivers of Alberta

References

1. Oegema, Bart. "North Saskatchewan River". ESask. University of Regina. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. Koller, Brenda (December 2011). The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide. Hunter Publishing. ISBN 9781588435996.
3. Fromhold, Joachim (14 January 2013). 2001 INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF THE WEST, Part 2: Listings by Nation. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781300389118.
4. "Search results". www.creedictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

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