Edson River

Edson River
Edson River
	The Edson River near Edson, Alberta
Location
Country	Canada
Location	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Edson River Headwaters
• coordinates	53°43′19″N 116°52′01″W / 53.72194°N 116.86694°W
• elevation	1,103 m (3,619 ft)
Mouth
• location	McLeod River
• coordinates	53°39′04″N 116°17′17″W / 53.65111°N 116.28806°W
• elevation	846 m (2,776 ft)
Basin size	Athabasca River

Alberta Highway 748

The Edson River is a minor river in west-central Alberta, Canada. The river, like the nearby town of Edson, is named for Edson Joseph Chamberlin (1852–1924), a Vice-President and General Manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Chamberlain also acted as the President of the Grand Trunk Railway.^[1]

Course

The Edson flows east south-east from its origin in the hills north of

Wolf Creek, Alberta

.

Fish found in the Edson River, near its confluence with the

^ Harrison, Tracey, Place Names of Alberta, Volume III: Central Alberta. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, (1994), pg. 81

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