page_title: Mistaya River
hierarchical_section_title: Mistaya River
caption_attribution_description: en:Mistaya Canyon cq. en:Mistaya River
context_page_description: 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. Mistaya flows north-west, receiving the waters of creeks such as Delta, Silverhorn, Cirque, Noyes, ChephrenTotem, Epaulette, Bison, Kaufmann and Sarback. 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 - "mistaya" meens a grizzly bear.
context_section_description: 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, ChephrenTotem, Epaulette, Bison, Kaufmann and Sarback. 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 - "mistaya" meens a grizzly bear.
caption: Mistaya River before the falls
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