South Saskatchewan

American  

noun

1. a river in W Canada, flowing E from S Alberta and joining the North Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 865 miles (1,392 km) long.

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South Saskatchewan British  

noun

1. a river in S central Canada, rising in S Alberta and flowing east and northeast to join the North Saskatchewan River, forming the Saskatchewan River. Length: 1392 km (865 miles)

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South Saskatchewan

One of the first was a brick factory, the largest in Canada at the time, which took advantage of the region’s other natural resource: rich deposits of clay along the South Saskatchewan River basin.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2017

Then in 1883, the Canadian Pacific Railway bridged the South Saskatchewan River at Medicine Hat and dug a well farther west looking for water to replenish steam engines on the dry plains.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2017

The South Saskatchewan River is expected to burst its banks in the city of Medicine Hat in south-east Alberta on Monday.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2013

It is difficult to imagine a wilder scene than that presented from the tongue of land which rises over the junction of the North and South Saskatchewan rivers.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Such a man was Jack French, and such a spot was Night Hawk Lake, whose shining waters found a tortuous escape four miles away by Night Hawk Creek into the South Saskatchewan, king of rivers.

From The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan by Connor, Ralph