Smoky River
The Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River. The name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree people, an Indigenous people of the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peace River.
Peace River
Photo: Mhalifu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peace River is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is along the banks of the Peace River at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek.
Smoky River
- Type: Stream
- Description: right tributary of the Peace River in Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Smoky River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Smoky”
- Bulgarian: “Смоки Ривър”
- Cebuano: “Smoky River”
- Chuvash: “Смоки”
- Czech: “Smoky (Alberta : řeka)”
- Dutch: “Smoky River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سموكى”
- Esperanto: “Fuma Rivero”
- French: “rivière Smoky”
- French: “Rivière Smoky”
- German: “Smoky River”
- Hungarian: “Smoky River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Smoky”
- Italian: “Smoky”
- Japanese: “スモーキー川”
- Persian: “اسموکی ریور”
- Russian: “Смоки”
- Serbian: “Смоки”
- Swedish: “Smoky River”
- Tajik: “Осмуки ревир”
- Ukrainian: “Смокі”
- Urdu: “دریائے سموکی”
- Welsh: “Afon Smoky”
- “Smoky”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Judah and Shaftesbury Settlement.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Macleod’s Fort (St. Mary’s II) Provincial Historic Site (Undeveloped) and Heart River.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Smoky River”. Photo: Rural Health Professions Action Plan, CC BY 2.0.