Clearwater River Provincial Park

{{Short description|Provincial park in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2021}}

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| name = Clearwater River Provincial Park

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| map = Saskatchewan#Canada

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| map_caption = Map of Saskatchewan, Canada

| location = Saskatchewan, Canda

| nearest_city = La Loche, Saskatchewan, Fort Mcmurray, Alberta

| coordinates = {{coord|56|53|54|N|108|58|50|W|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{cvt|2240.35|km2}}

| established = 1986

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| governing_body = Saskatchewan Parks

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Clearwater River Provincial Park is a Canadian wilderness park in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan. The park begins at the south end of Lloyd Lake{{Cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HATUL|title=Place names - Lloyd Lake|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=www4.rncan.gc.ca}} on the Clearwater River{{Cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAQWI|title=Place names - Clearwater River|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=www4.rncan.gc.ca}} and includes territory on both sides of the river until it reaches the Alberta border.{{cite web |title=Provincial Parks |url=https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/provincial_parks.jsp |website=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |publisher=University of Regina |access-date=20 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171434/https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/provincial_parks.jsp |url-status=dead }}

The park includes the historic Methye Portage (Portage La Loche).{{cite web

| title = Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Clearwater River)

| url = http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAQWI

| date =

| accessdate =2014-08-29}} The Methye Portage was designated a National Historic Site in 1933{{cite web

| title =Parks Canada (Methye Portage National Historic Event)

| url =http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1640

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| accessdate =2012-10-13 }} and the Clearwater River was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1986 due to their historical importance in Canada.{{cite web

|title=Canadian Heritage Rivers

|url=http://www.chrs.ca/en/rivers.php

|accessdate=2012-10-14

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005403/http://www.chrs.ca/en/rivers.php

|archivedate=2012-08-03

}}

The Clearwater River offers experienced canoeists Class 2 to Class 4 rapids.{{cite web

| title =Clearwater River Provincial Park

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| archivedate =2012-09-06

}}{{cite web

|title = Canoe Saskatchewan (Canoe Trip 40)

|url = http://www.canoesaskatchewan.rkc.ca/route40.htm

|accessdate = 2012-10-14

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120725115202/http://canoesaskatchewan.rkc.ca/route40.htm

|archive-date = 2012-07-25

|url-status = dead

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