<P> The river originates at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake , Alberta . The waters of these two rivers , in turn , originate from glaciers in the Rocky Mountains near the British Columbia and Montana border . The Red Deer River is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan merging 16 kilometres ( 10 mi ) east of the Alberta - Saskatchewan border . The Lake Diefenbaker reservoir was created with the construction of the Gardiner and Qu'Appelle River dams in Saskatchewan . Water from the South Saskatchewan flowing through the dams provides approximately 19 percent of the hydro - electricity generated by SaskPower . </P>
<P> The river originates at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake , Alberta . The waters of these two rivers , in turn , originate from glaciers in the Rocky Mountains near the British Columbia and Montana border . The Red Deer River is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan merging 16 kilometres ( 10 mi ) east of the Alberta - Saskatchewan border . The Lake Diefenbaker reservoir was created with the construction of the Gardiner and Qu'Appelle River dams in Saskatchewan . Water from the South Saskatchewan flowing through the dams provides approximately 19 percent of the hydro - electricity generated by SaskPower . </P>
where does the bow river meet the south saskatchewan
where does the bow river meet the south saskatchewan
at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake , Alberta
at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake , Alberta