Cline River

Cline River
The Cline River near Abraham Lake
Country	Alberta  Canada
Basin
Main source	Pinto Lake 1,750 m (5,740 ft) 52°07′48″N 116°51′21″W / 52.13000°N 116.85583°W / 52.13000; -116.85583
River mouth	Lake Abraham 1,321 m (4,334 ft) 52°10′23″N 116°28′43″W / 52.17306°N 116.47861°W / 52.17306; -116.47861Coordinates: 52°10′23″N 116°28′43″W / 52.17306°N 116.47861°W / 52.17306; -116.47861

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

Geography

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 east, 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
• Sentinel Creek
• Coral Creek
• O.D. Creek

Previously known

• Whitegoat River
• Mirliton River

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References

Hydrography of Alberta
Rivers	Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan
Waterfalls	Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta
Lakes	Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun
Reservoirs	Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer
Glaciers	Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield
Other	Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)