Oldman River in Southern Alberta.

The Oldman River, originally named the Belly River, is a river in southern Alberta, Canada. It flows roughly west to east from the Rocky Mountains, through the Crowsnest Pass, Lethbridge and on to Grassy lake, where it joins with the Bow River to form the South Saskatchewan River. It eventually drains into the Hudson Bay. Image File history File links Oldmanriver. ... Image File history File links Oldmanriver. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) • Land 642,317 km² • Water 19,531 km² (2. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Lethbridge is variously: Lethbridge, Alberta is a city in Alberta; William Lethbridge, after whom the City of Lethbridge, Alberta was named; Lethbridge, Victoria is a township outside Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is a character on Doctor Who; and Lethbridge is a Brisbane r&b group. ... The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The South Saskatchewan River flows eastward from the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake, Alberta. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

The Oldman River contains fish species such as trout, pike, walleye, sturgeon, suckers, and minnows. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Species  E. americanus –       grass and redfin pickerels  E. lucius – northern pike  E. masquinongy – muskellunge  E. niger – chain pickerel   – Amur pike Esox Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. ... Binomial name Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818) This article is about the fish; for the terms related to the eye, see Iris (anatomy) and Strabismus. ... Species See text Sturgeon (Acipenser) is a genus of fishes, of which some twenty different species are known, from European, Asiatic and North American rivers. ... The Catostomidae, also known as the sucker fish is part of the order Cypriniformes. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ...

In 1990, the Alberta government sought to dam the Oldman, which would have (among other things) flooded a Peigan/Blackfoot cemetery. In response, the Blackfoot, led by Milton Born With A Tooth, diverted the Oldman themselves, leading to an armed standoff. Eventually the dam was abandoned. For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... See Blackfoot for the rock band. ... The Blackfoot Confederacy is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana. ... Milton Born With A Tooth is a Canadian political activist for native rights. ...

Tributaries include the

• Crowsnest River
• Castle River
• Pincher Creek
• Willow Creek
• Belly River and Waterton River
• St. Mary River
• Little Bow River

Pincher Creek is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Categories: Stub | National parks of Canada | World Heritage Sites in Canada ... The Saint Mary River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River. ...

External link

• http://www.oldmanbasin.org/orbwqi/about_basin.html

Look! The river is here!