James River (Alberta)

James River
The James River near Sundre, Alberta
Origin	James Lake 51°43′55″N 115°25′56″W / 51.73194°N 115.43222°W / 51.73194; -115.43222
Mouth	Red Deer River 51°54′31″N 114°33′51″W / 51.90861°N 114.56417°W / 51.90861; -114.56417 (Sturgeon River mouth)
Basin countries	Canada
Source elevation	1,673 m (5,489 ft)
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 Rocky Mountains and flows eastward before joining the Red Deer River. The Forestry Trunk Road follows the river for much of its course. The James River is also bridged by Alberta Highway 22 near the unincorporated community of James River Bridge. The James River, as well as James Pass and James Lake, are named after James Dickson, a Stoney Chief who signed Treaty 7 with the Canadian government in 1877. ^[1]

Tributaries

The James River near 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

Hydrography of Alberta Rivers Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan Waterfalls Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta Lakes Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun Reservoirs Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer Glaciers Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield Other Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)