 At Rocky Mountain House, the river abruptly turns north again for where it switches east towards Edmonton, Alberta.In Edmonton, the river passes through the centre of the city in a northeasterly direction and out towards Smoky Lake at which point it quickly changes to the southeast and then more to the east as it makes its way to the Alberta–Saskatchewan boundary.From the border, the river flows southeast between North Battleford and Battleford and on in the direction of Saskatoon.