James River (Alberta)

Coordinates: 51°54′31″N 114°33′51″W / 51.90861°N 114.56417°W / 51.90861; -114.56417 (Sturgeon River mouth)
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James River
Sundre, Alberta
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJames Lake
 • coordinates51°43′55″N 115°25′56″W / 51.73194°N 115.43222°W / 51.73194; -115.43222
 • elevation1,673 m (5,489 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Red Deer River
 • coordinates
51°54′31″N 114°33′51″W / 51.90861°N 114.56417°W / 51.90861; -114.56417 (Sturgeon River mouth)
 • elevation
1,027 m (3,369 ft)

The James River is a medium-sized river in central Alberta. It is a tributary of the Red Deer River.

Species of fish commonly found: Brown trout, rainbow trout, mountain whitefish, northern pike and a few others. It forms in the

Stoney Chief who signed Treaty 7 with the Canadian government in 1877.[1][2]

Tributaries

Sundre, Alberta
  • Bridgeland Creek
  • Windfall Creek
  • Willson Creek
    • Sawtooth Creek
  • South James River
    • Parker Creek
  • Teepee Pole Creek
  • Stony Creek
    • Burnstick Lake
  • Pekse Creek

See also

  • List of Alberta rivers

References

  1. ^ Aubrey, Merrily. Place Names of Alberta: Volume IV, Northern Alberta. (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1996), Page 124.
  2. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.