Doig River

Doig River
Location
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Halverson Ridge, Clear Hills County, Alberta
• coordinates	57°00′00″N 119°29′53″W / 56.99998°N 119.49797°W / 56.99998; -119.49797 (Doig River Origin)
• elevation	890 meters (2,920 ft)
Mouth
• location	Beatton River
• coordinates	56°25′18″N 120°39′27″W / 56.42168°N 120.65752°W / 56.42168; -120.65752 (Doig River Mouth)
• elevation	480 meters (1,570 ft)

The Doig River is a river in Alberta and northern British Columbia, Canada.

It originates on the northern fringes of

, at an elevation of 480 meters (1,570 ft).

Tributaries include the Square Creek, Betts Creek and Mearon Creek in Alberta; Adskwatim Creek, Osborn River, La Guarde Creek, and Siphon Creek in British Columbia.

The Indigenous community of

(Beaver) language; 28,6% of the population spoke Beaver as their mother-tongue.

The Doig Airport is located at Doig, Alberta.

The Doig Formation, a Triassic age geological unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for the river.

See also

• List of rivers of Alberta
• List of rivers of British Columbia

References