The Belly River Group is a stratigraphical unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin .
10-655: It takes the name from the Belly River , a tributary of the Oldman River in southern Alberta , and was first described in outcrop on the banks of the Oldman River (at the time considered part of the Belly River) and Bow River by George Mercer Dawson in 1883. The Belly River Group is composed of very fine grained sandstone with coarse grained beds and minor bentonite , coal , green shale , and concretionary beds . Gas
20-686: A north–south route before ending at Crowsnest Trail ( Highway 3 ) in Lethbridge. Highway 5 is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park and Cardston . Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of Waterton Park within Waterton Lakes National Park. After leaving the park, the highway generally travels east, passing by the hamlets of Mountain View and Leavitt , to
30-544: A specific Canadian geological feature is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belly River Belly River is a river in northwest Montana , United States and southern Alberta , Canada . It is a tributary of the Oldman River , itself a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River . The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word mokowan of mokoan , meaning 'stomach'. The river
40-696: Is equivalent to the Milk River Formation and Pakowki Formation . The Belly River has group status in the Canadian Rockies foothills and is replaced by the Oldman Formation ( Judith River Formation in Montana) and Foremost Formation in southern Alberta . This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
50-532: Is produced from the Belly River Group in the Deep Basin , in west- central Alberta and in the Canadian Rockies foothills. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Montanoceratops Indeterminate The Belly River Group reaches a maximum thickness of 1,300 metres (4,270 ft) in its western reaches, and thins out eastward to about 350 metres (1,150 ft) in
60-530: The 49th parallel north into Alberta near Chief Mountain , in the east of the Waterton Lakes National Park . It continues north, crossed by Highway 6 and Highway 5 , passes near the communities of Hill Spring and Glenwood , then turns northeast. It is crossed by Highway 2 north of Stand Off , then continues north along the base of the Mokowan Ridge, where it receives
70-891: The Canadian Plains. It is found throughout southern Alberta , and as far east as eastern Saskatchewan . From south to north, it is present from the United States border to the Wapiti River region, south of the Peace River Country . The Belly River Group is conformably overlain by the Bearpaw Formation and gradually overlies the Wapiabi Formation , the Colorado Group shale or the Lea Park Formation shale. It
80-459: The Town of Cardston . After Cardston, the highway generally travels northeast, passing by the Hamlet of Spring Coulee , the Town of Magrath , and the Hamlet of Welling Station . Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling , before ending at Highway 3 in Lethbridge. Highway 5 is known as Mayor Magrath Drive within Lethbridge city limits. The following
90-799: The waters of the Waterton River . Its flow becomes meandered before the river turns east around the Wild Turnip Hill, then it empties into the Oldman River west of Coalhurst , south of Highway 3 , at an elevation of 875 meters (2,871 ft). From spring to mouth, the Belly River receives the following tributaries: Alberta Highway 5 Highway 5 is a 129-kilometre (80 mi) highway that connects Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta , Canada. It begins as an east–west highway in Waterton and transitions to
100-530: Was previously referred to as Mokowan River. Its Gros Ventre name is ʔinɔ́tɔnníícááh , also meaning 'belly river'. The river gives the name to the Cretaceous age Belly River Formation , which was observed on its banks by George Mercer Dawson in 1883. The Belly River originates in northwestern Montana at Helen Lake , near the base of Ahern Peak in Glacier National Park . It flows north across
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