Cline River

Cline River
The Cline River near Abraham Lake
Origin	Pinto Lake 52°07′48″N 116°51′21″W / 52.13°N 116.85583°W / 52.13; -116.85583
Mouth	Lake Abraham 52°10′23″N 116°28′43″W / 52.17306°N 116.47861°W / 52.17306; -116.47861
Basin countries	Alberta  Canada
Source elevation	1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Mouth elevation	1,321 m (4,334 ft)

The Cline River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows from Pinto Lake in northern Banff National Park, and joins the North Saskatchewan River at Lake Abraham in west-central Alberta.

The Cline River near Abraham Lake

Pinto Lake is located north of Sunset Pass. The lake is fed from the glacial meltwater of Minister Mountain, Mount Coleman, and Cirrus Mountain. The river then flows directly west, emptying into Lake Abraham.

The river, as well as Mount Cline and Cline Pass, are named for Michel Klyne, also referred to as Michael Cline. Klyne was employed as a fur trader by the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company.^[1]

Tributaries

• Pinto Lake
• Huntington Creek
• Cataract Creek
• McDonald Creek
• Waterfalls Creek
  • Michele Lakes
• Entry Creek
  • Lake of the Falls, Landslide Lake, Shoe Leather Creek
• Sentinal Creek
• Coral Creek
• O.D. Creek

Previously known as

• Whitegoat River
• Mirliton River

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References

1. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 52

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