Clearwater is a river of southern Alberta, Canada. Situated entirely in the Canadian Rockies and the Rocky Mountain foothills of Alberta, it is a glacier fed upper reach tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The upper reach of the Clearwater has become popular for equestrian travelers due to the natural setting along the river. Course When measuring from Trident Lake, the Clearwater River has a length of and descends to its end at Rocky Mountain House. The river begins in Banff National Park on the southern slope of Mount Willingdon immediately into the Devon Lakes at Clearwater Pass. From the Devon Lakes it flows and descends to Clearwater Lake. About after Clearwater Lake and down the river hits Trident Lake, where it becomes navigable by canoe, although it is not recommended for paddling until it reaches Timber Creek ( downstream) because of dangerous and variable river wide log jams. After traveling east and descending , the river exits Banff National Park. There are two class III rapids, and a dangerous blind corner that feeds "Heart Attack Log Jam" (a nearly river wide log jam that requires very good class III paddling skills and tight maneuvering to successfully navigate) before reaching Banff Park boundary. The river travels east more and descends before turning north and exiting the Ram Range in the Rocky Mountain Foothills. There is one class III rapid a little outside the park boundary, many tight log gardens, and braided channels that end in complete obstruction by logs, as well as one section just downstream of the wagon crossing where the river dives through mature forest and logs with no navigable channel, requiring a 50 meter portage through dense bush and logs. Due to the lack of road access, the many logs and log jams and relative lack of interesting enough whitewater to make up for the long boat haul to reach the put in, the stretch of river from Trident Lake to about downstream (Timber Creek) saw a successful first descent by canoe only recently, by Warren and Paul Finlay on June 26, 2021. About further along, the river turns east again and meets its first road around Idlewild Mountain. About later, the river turns northwest. About further, the river empties into the North Saskatchewan River. Tributaries Martin Creek Roaring Creek Malloch Creek Peters Creek Forbidden Creek Timber Creek Washout Creek Peppers Creek Elk Creek Idlewild Creek Cuttoff