Sand River is a river in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is a major tributary of the Beaver River

Beaver River (Canada)

Beaver River is a large river in east-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada.Beaver River has a catchment area of 14,500 km2 in Alberta, where it drains the lake system in Lac La Biche County...

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Course

The river originates in a system of lakes in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, between Winefred Lake

Winefred Lake

Winefred Lake is a large lake in east-northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in southern Wood Buffalo, in a remote area between Cold Lake and Fort McMurray, and has a total area of . The closest community is the hamlet of Conklin, at ....

 and Cold Lake and at an elevation of 675 metres (2,214.6 ft). From there it flows generally towards the south and west. It enters the Caribou Lake

Caribou Lake

Caribou Lake may refer to:* Caribou Lake , a lake in Temagami, Ontario, Canada* Caribou Lake , a lake in North Bay, Ontario, Canada* Caribou Lake , a lake in Northern California, USA...

, then continues north-west and west until it receives the waters of Ipiatik River, then turns south. It flows between Standish Lake, Spencer Lake and Seibert Lake, east of the Lakeland Provincial Park

Lakeland Provincial Park

Lakeland Provincial Park and Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area are located east of Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada, in Lac La Biche County....

, then receives the waters of Wolf River, west of Wolf Lake. It receives the Punk Creek from Pinehurst Lake

Pinehurst Lake

Pinehurst Lake is a lake in Northeastern Alberta. Located northeast of Edmonton, in the Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area just east of the Lakeland Provincial Park, it is a popular destination for anglers and hunters alike....

 before it is crosses by Highway 55 (part of the Northern Woods and Water Route

Northern Woods and Water Route

The Northern Woods and Water Route is a route through northern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As early as the 1950s community groups came together to establish a northern travel route; this was proposed as the Northern Yellowhead Transportation Route...

) at Truman. It then turns eastwards and flows into the Beaver River

Beaver River (Canada)

Beaver River is a large river in east-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada.Beaver River has a catchment area of 14,500 km2 in Alberta, where it drains the lake system in Lac La Biche County...

, at an elevation of 526 metres (1,725.7 ft).

Tributaries

• Caribou Lake
• Ipiatik River
• Wolf River
• Punk Creek (from Pinehurst Lake
  Pinehurst Lake
  Pinehurst Lake is a lake in Northeastern Alberta. Located northeast of Edmonton, in the Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area just east of the Lakeland Provincial Park, it is a popular destination for anglers and hunters alike....
  
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