Notikewin River is a river in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is a tributary of the Peace River

Peace River (Canada)

The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...

. The Notikewin Provincial Park

Notikewin Provincial Park

Notikewin Provincial Park is a provincial park located in northwestern Alberta, Canada, 37 km east of Manning.The park is located at the confluence of the Peace River and Notikewin River. Crummy Lake is also located in the park...

 is established at the mouth of the river.

The name derives from nôtinikewin (ᓅᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ), the Cree

Cree language

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 word for "battle". The name is shared with the settlement of Notikewin

Notikewin, Alberta

Notikewin is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Northern Lights.It is located along the Mackenzie Highway , approximately north of the Town of Manning.The name derives from nôtinikewin, the Cree word for "battle"...

, and is lent to the Notikewin Member, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

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.

Course

The Notikewin River originates in the Clear Hills

Clear Hills County, Alberta

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 of northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, north of Worsley

Worsley, Alberta

Worsley is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County. It is located in the Peace Country, at the northern end of Highway 726, approximately north of Highway 64, northwest of Hines Creek and east of the British Columbia border...

, at an elevation of 1055 metres (3,461.3 ft). It flows in east and north-east, along the southern slopes of the Halverson Ridge, where it receives the waters from the Square Creek and Alleman Creek. It turns east and receives waters from the Rambling Creek, Lovet Creek and Jim Creek.

It flows through the town of Manning

Manning, Alberta

Manning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries...

, where it is crossed by the Mackenzie Highway

Alberta Highway 35

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 and Railink Mackenzie Northern railway. the settlement of Notikewin

Notikewin, Alberta

Notikewin is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Northern Lights.It is located along the Mackenzie Highway , approximately north of the Town of Manning.The name derives from nôtinikewin, the Cree word for "battle"...

 is situated immediately north of Manning. The river continues north-east through the Peace Country, receiving the waters of Stowe Creek, Soldar Creek and Hotchkiss River. It continues north-east between Highway 741 and Highway 692, where the Meikle River and Gravina Creek merge into the river, east of Hawk Hills. The river turns east, enters the Notikewin Provincial Park

Notikewin Provincial Park

Notikewin Provincial Park is a provincial park located in northwestern Alberta, Canada, 37 km east of Manning.The park is located at the confluence of the Peace River and Notikewin River. Crummy Lake is also located in the park...

 and finally empties into the Peace River

Peace River (Canada)

The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...

 at an elevation of 275 metres (902.2 ft).

Tributaries

• Square Creek
• Alleman Creek
• Rambling Creek
• Lovet Creek
• Jim Creek
• Stowe Creek
• Soldar Creek
• Hotchkiss River
• Meikle River
• Gravina Creek