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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Also worth mentioning that the southern most part of Alberta (Milk River) is also part of the Greater Mississippi watershed that eventually drains to the Gulf of Mexico. Interesting that the St. Mary River is part of the Saskatchewan River watershed that flows to the Atlantic and is further west from the Milk River, although they are only separated by only a short distance and are joined by a canal.
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Another fun fact is the Milk River watershed is the only part of Canada that was formerly a part of the USA. The border was originally split between the Hudson Bay and Gulf of Mexico drainage basins before the agreement on the 49th parallel.