The Belly River Group is a stratigraphical unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin .
9-679: It takes the name from the Belly River , a tributary of the Oldman River in southern Alberta , and was first described in outcrop on the banks of the Oldman River (at the time considered part of the Belly River) and Bow River by George Mercer Dawson in 1883. The Belly River Group is composed of very fine grained sandstone with coarse grained beds and minor bentonite , coal , green shale , and concretionary beds . Gas
18-559: A specific Canadian geological feature is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belly River Belly River is a river in northwest Montana , United States and southern Alberta , Canada . It is a tributary of the Oldman River , itself a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River . The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word mokowan of mokoan , meaning 'stomach'. The river
27-730: Is equivalent to the Milk River Formation and Pakowki Formation . The Belly River has group status in the Canadian Rockies foothills and is replaced by the Oldman Formation ( Judith River Formation in Montana) and Foremost Formation in southern Alberta . This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
36-917: Is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 5 in Waterton Lakes National Park and the Crowsnest Highway, where the Cowboy Trail follows Highway 3 to Highway 22 and continues north. Montana Highway 17 in Glacier National Park becomes Alberta Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park as it crosses the Canada–United States border at Chief Mountain . Generally travelling in a north direction from Chief Mountain,
45-546: Is produced from the Belly River Group in the Deep Basin , in west- central Alberta and in the Canadian Rockies foothills. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Montanoceratops Indeterminate The Belly River Group reaches a maximum thickness of 1,300 metres (4,270 ft) in its western reaches, and thins out eastward to about 350 metres (1,150 ft) in
54-467: The 49th parallel north into Alberta near Chief Mountain , in the east of the Waterton Lakes National Park . It continues north, crossed by Highway 6 and Highway 5 , passes near the communities of Hill Spring and Glenwood , then turns northeast. It is crossed by Highway 2 north of Stand Off , then continues north along the base of the Mokowan Ridge, where it receives
63-951: The Canadian Plains. It is found throughout southern Alberta , and as far east as eastern Saskatchewan . From south to north, it is present from the United States border to the Wapiti River region, south of the Peace River Country . The Belly River Group is conformably overlain by the Bearpaw Formation and gradually overlies the Wapiabi Formation , the Colorado Group shale or the Lea Park Formation shale. It
72-763: The waters of the Waterton River . Its flow becomes meandered before the river turns east around the Wild Turnip Hill, then it empties into the Oldman River west of Coalhurst , south of Highway 3 , at an elevation of 875 meters (2,871 ft). From spring to mouth, the Belly River receives the following tributaries: Alberta Highway 6 Highway 6 is a north-south highway in southern Alberta , Canada. It spans approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Alberta 's border with Montana to Highway 3 ( Crowsnest Highway ). Highway 6
81-473: Was previously referred to as Mokowan River. Its Gros Ventre name is ʔinɔ́tɔnníícááh , also meaning 'belly river'. The river gives the name to the Cretaceous age Belly River Formation , which was observed on its banks by George Mercer Dawson in 1883. The Belly River originates in northwestern Montana at Helen Lake , near the base of Ahern Peak in Glacier National Park . It flows north across
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