The Qu'Appelle Valley

The beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley was formed by the waters of Glacial Lake Regina and the South Saskatchewan River, which cut into deposits left by a glacier to form the valley. Glacial Lake Regina formed along part of the front of a glacier that covered much of the northern portion of the North American continent about 11,000 years ago. Meltwaters from the front of the glacier and from the South Saskatchewan River filled the Regina Glacial Lake Basin. When the front of the glacier retreated north of the present Qu’Appelle Valley, Glacial Lake Regina expanded until it began to drain through the Qu’Appelle drainage outlet. The waters of Glacial Lake Regina and the South Saskatchewan River then formed the Qu’Appelle Valley.

Saskatchewan · Canada