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.
2-627: 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
4-542: A total length of 38 km. The origin of the name is from the Cree language : ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐊᔭ ( mistahaya ) means ' grizzly bear '. 51°58′03″N 116°43′23″W / 51.96750°N 116.72306°W / 51.96750; -116.72306 This article related to a river in Alberta , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peyto Lake Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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