Chinchaga River
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Chinchaga is a river in north-westen Alberta. It is a tributary of the Hay River. Through the Hay River, its waters are carried to the Arctic Ocean via Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River.
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[edit] Course
Chinchaga River originates in the Chincahaga Lakes, a series of small lakes in the muskeg of north-eastern British Columbia, at an elevation of 795 m. It flows west into Alberta, then continues north-west until west of Keg River, where it turns north. It merges into the Hay River between Zama Lake and High Level, at an altitude of 325 m. A series of oxbow lakes are formed on the lower course. The approximate length of the river is 500 km, and the average discharge at its confluence with Hay River is 30 m³/s[1].
[edit] Tributaries
- Lennard Creek
- Tanghe Creek
- Werniuck Creek
- Sloat Creek
- Vader Creek
- Thordarson Creek
- Waniandy Creek
- Haro River
- Haig River
[edit] Conservation and development
Chinchaga Wildland Park is a large tract of land set aside by the Alberta Government for protection of the habitat of grizzly bears and woodland caribou, as well as nesting sites of trumpeter swan.[2] However, the rest of the Chincaga area is a well known hunting ground.[3] Significant oil and gas fields (such as Hamburg) and logging are developend in the area.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Alberta Environment - Alberta River Basins; Chinchaga Discharge Graph
- ^ Alberta Community Development - Chinchaga Wildland Park
- ^ Chinchaga River hunting
| Rivers and Lakes of Alberta | ||
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| Major Rivers | Athabasca · Beaver · Hay · Milk · North Saskatchewan · Peace · Red Deer · Slave · South Saskatchewan |
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| Other Rivers | Battle · Bow · Brazeau · Chinchaga · Crowsnest · Clearwater · Elbow · Firebag · Lesser Slave · Little Smoky · Oldman · Pembina · Petitot · Sheep · Smoky · Sunwapta · Wabasca · Wapiti · (more...) | |
| Major Lakes | Athabasca · Bistcho · Claire · Lesser Slave | |
| Other Lakes | Abraham · Beaverhill · Brûlé · Calling · Cold · La Biche · Louise · Maligne · Minnewanka · Moraine · Peyto · Pigeon · Pinehurst · Pyramid · Skeleton · Sylvan · Utikuma · Vermilion · Wabamun · Waterton · Zama · (more...) | |
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