Red Deer River

American  

noun

1. a river in SW Alberta and W Saskatchewan, Canada, flowing generally E from the Rocky Mountains to the South Saskatchewan River. 385 miles (619 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The Parks Canada agency received an alert from a GPS device in the park’s Red Deer River valley Friday evening that indicated a bear attack was happening, agency spokeswoman Natalie Fay said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Friday from a GPS device indicating a bear attack in the Red Deer River Valley, west of Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, according to a statement shared on Banff National Park’s Facebook page.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

In 1781 a company of Blackfoot stumbled across a Shoshone camp at dawn near the Red Deer River in Alberta.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

On the afternoon of the 29th we reached the lowest ford of the Red Deer River, one hundred and sixty-eight miles, by our course, from Battleford.

From The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto by Morris, Alexander

In those days the old Piegans lived in the north, close to the Red Deer River.

From Blackfeet Indian Stories by Grinnell, George Bird