Alberta’s Capital Region River Valley Park
Creating a legacy… for generations to come
River Valley Facts
The following documents contain relevant facts on the river valley in the Capitol Region. Please click the links below to download fact sheets in PDF format.
River Valley Factoid
The history of the North Saskatchewan River Valley extends over 2 million years. Currently a shallow meandering river of 1 to 3 meters in depth, the North Saskatchewan River originates at the Saskatchewan Glacier and the Columbia Icefields in Banff National Park, now a vestige of the Cordilleran ice sheet. As the river winds through the 88 kilometers of the Capital Region River Valley Park, an interesting story unfolds.