# Wapiti River

The Wapiti River /ˈwɑːpɪdiː/ is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.
Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk (waapiti).

## Course

Wapiti River originates as the outflow of Tuck Lake, east of Wapiti Pass, in Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, in the Canadian Rockies. It then runs in a north-eastern direction, crosses into Alberta, where it becomes more meandered as it continues through the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It merges into the Smoky River 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Grande Prairie.
From west to east, Wapiti River flows through the alpine environment of the Rocky Mountains, the rolling foothills, then farmlands and aspen parkland in western Alberta. Wapiti Lake Provincial Park, Bear River Park, O'Brien Provincial Park and Pipestone Creek Park are protected areas along the river.
Close to its mouth, Wapiti has an average discharge of 100 cubic metres per second (3,500 cu ft/s).

## Tributaries and crossings

| Tributary/Crossing | Location | Remarks |
| Tuck Lake | 54°26′26″N 120°47′25″W﻿ / ﻿54.44069°N 120.79021°W﻿ / 54.44069; -120.79021﻿ (Tuck Lake) | Originates from Tuck Lake in Wapiti Pass |
| Wapiti Lake | 54°33′41″N 120°46′42″W﻿ / ﻿54.56148°N 120.77831°W﻿ / 54.56148; -120.77831﻿ (Wapiti Lake west) | Flows into Wapiti Lake |
| Wapiti Lake | 54°35′03″N 120°45′29″W﻿ / ﻿54.58420°N 120.75794°W﻿ / 54.58420; -120.75794﻿ (Wapiti Lake east) | Flows from Wapiti Lake |
| Wapiti Lake Provincial Park | 54°35′47″N 120°44′20″W﻿ / ﻿54.59638°N 120.73880°W﻿ / 54.59638; -120.73880﻿ (Wapiti Lake Provincial Park) | Leaves Park |
| Fearless Creek | 54°44′11″N 120°30′38″W﻿ / ﻿54.73646°N 120.51058°W﻿ / 54.73646; -120.51058﻿ (Fearless Creek) | Left tributary, also waters of Dokken Creek |
| Calliou Creek | 54°44′29″N 120°27′30″W﻿ / ﻿54.74127°N 120.45839°W﻿ / 54.74127; -120.45839﻿ (Calliou Creek) | Left tributary |
| Red Deer Creek | 54°41′02″N 120°14′59″W﻿ / ﻿54.68386°N 120.24966°W﻿ / 54.68386; -120.24966﻿ (Red Deer Creek) | Right tributary |
| Belcourt Creek | 54°41′05″N 120°06′13″W﻿ / ﻿54.68479°N 120.10373°W﻿ / 54.68479; -120.10373﻿ (Belcourt Creek) | Right tributary |
| Mistanusk Creek | 54°42′01″N 120°03′37″W﻿ / ﻿54.70038°N 120.06016°W﻿ / 54.70038; -120.06016﻿ (Mistanusk Creek) | Right tributary, from Boundary Lake |
| Alberta/British Columbia | 54°44′13″N 120°00′04″W﻿ / ﻿54.73684°N 120.00109°W﻿ / 54.73684; -120.00109﻿ (Province Border) | Crosses into the province of Alberta |
| Chinook Creek | 54°43′38″N 119°56′51″W﻿ / ﻿54.72715°N 119.94752°W﻿ / 54.72715; -119.94752﻿ (Chinook Creek) | Right tributary, from Chinook Ridge |
| Narraway River | 54°44′06″N 119°55′23″W﻿ / ﻿54.73503°N 119.92292°W﻿ / 54.73503; -119.92292﻿ (Narraway River) | Right tributary |
| Lingrell Creek | 54°46′38″N 119°50′36″W﻿ / ﻿54.77732°N 119.84333°W﻿ / 54.77732; -119.84333﻿ (Lingrell Creek) | Right tributary, from Lingrell Lake |
| Nose Creek | 54°52′06″N 119°38′17″W﻿ / ﻿54.86847°N 119.63802°W﻿ / 54.86847; -119.63802﻿ (Nose Creek) | Right tributary |
| Calahoo Creek | 54°55′08″N 119°41′04″W﻿ / ﻿54.91894°N 119.68454°W﻿ / 54.91894; -119.68454﻿ (Calahoo Creek) | Left tributary |
| Smith Creek | 54°57′27″N 119°36′18″W﻿ / ﻿54.95758°N 119.60497°W﻿ / 54.95758; -119.60497﻿ (Smith Creek) | Left tributary |
| Pinto Creek | 54°58′32″N 119°27′08″W﻿ / ﻿54.97542°N 119.45228°W﻿ / 54.97542; -119.45228﻿ (Pinto Creek) | Right tributary |
| West Iroquois Creek | 55°00′10″N 119°22′30″W﻿ / ﻿55.00271°N 119.37504°W﻿ / 55.00271; -119.37504﻿ (West Iroquois Creek) | Right tributary |
| Iroquois Creek | 55°01′16″N 119°19′04″W﻿ / ﻿55.02108°N 119.31770°W﻿ / 55.02108; -119.31770﻿ (Iroquois Creek) | Right tributary |
| Redwillow River | 55°01′57″N 119°18′35″W﻿ / ﻿55.03241°N 119.30971°W﻿ / 55.03241; -119.30971﻿ (Redwillow River) | Left tributary, carries waters from Beaverlodge River as well |
| Pipestone Creek | 55°02′46″N 119°06′09″W﻿ / ﻿55.04614°N 119.10261°W﻿ / 55.04614; -119.10261﻿ (Pipestone Creek) | Left tributary |
| Spring Creek | 55°04′40″N 118°56′24″W﻿ / ﻿55.07790°N 118.94005°W﻿ / 55.07790; -118.94005﻿ (Spring Creek) | Left tributary |
| Highway 40 | 55°04′19″N 118°48′17″W﻿ / ﻿55.07206°N 118.80483°W﻿ / 55.07206; -118.80483﻿ (Highway 40) | Crossed by road bridge |
| Big Mountain Creek | 55°03′34″N 118°39′39″W﻿ / ﻿55.05953°N 118.66093°W﻿ / 55.05953; -118.66093﻿ (Big Mountain Creek) | Right tributary |
| Canadian National Railway | 55°04′20″N 118°37′21″W﻿ / ﻿55.07215°N 118.62247°W﻿ / 55.07215; -118.62247﻿ (CN) | Crossed by railway bridge |
| Bear River | 55°06′26″N 118°29′08″W﻿ / ﻿55.10725°N 118.48549°W﻿ / 55.10725; -118.48549﻿ (Bear River) | Left tributary |
| Smoky River | 55°08′16″N 118°18′05″W﻿ / ﻿55.13784°N 118.30152°W﻿ / 55.13784; -118.30152﻿ (Smoky River) | Empties into the Smoky River as left tributary |
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