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Land-use framework region
The Upper Athabasca Region is a land-use framework region in northern Alberta, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement
Upper_Athabasca_Region
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
hectares (23,883.87 acres; 37.32 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is located mostly in Westlock County
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park
Hubert_Lake_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Town in Alberta, Canada
least 7,000 BCE. Before Europeans arrived in North America, the upper Athabasca region was relatively sparsely inhabited by groups speaking Athabascan/Dene
Hinton,_Alberta
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
581.450 hectares (8,849.96 acres). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is in Big Lakes County in central Alberta
Lesser Slave Lake Wildland Provincial Park
Lesser_Slave_Lake_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
hectares (17,168.88 acres; 26.83 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park surrounds Orloff Lake and Otter Lake
Otter-Orloff Lakes Wildland Provincial Park
Otter-Orloff_Lakes_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
hectares (85,703.31 acres; 133.91 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is named for the local lake and creek
Rock Lake–Solomon Creek Wildland Provincial Park
Rock_Lake–Solomon_Creek_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
hectares (26,455.28 acres; 41.34 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is primarily in the Municipal District
Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park
Grizzly_Ridge_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
67.74 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is in Athabasca County in northern Alberta, approximately
La Biche River Wildland Provincial Park
La_Biche_River_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Town in Alberta, Canada
Athabasca /ˌæθəˈbæskə/ (2021 population 2,759), originally named Athabasca Landing, is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 145 km (90 mi)
Athabasca,_Alberta
Outflow channel on Mars
The Athabasca Valles are a late Amazonian-period outflow channel system in the central Elysium Planitia region of Mars, located to the south of the Elysium
Athabasca_Valles
Protected area in west central Alberta, Canada
54 ha (42,812.34 acres; 66.89 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is named for the creek within the boundaries
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park
Whitehorse_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Protected area in west central Alberta, Canada
hectares (43,094.90 acres; 67.34 sq mi). The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework. The park is named for Winagami Lake which is
Winagami Wildland Provincial Park
Winagami_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Oil and bitumen deposits in Alberta, Canada
The Athabasca oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of oil sands rich in bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum
Athabasca_oil_sands
the Canadian province of Alberta. Numbering seven in total, each land-use region is named for, and roughly follows the boundary of, a major watershed. Managed
Land-use framework regions of Alberta
Land-use_framework_regions_of_Alberta
Municipal district in Alberta, Canada
December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the County of Athabasca No. 12. The following localities are located within Athabasca County. Localities
Athabasca_County
River in Canada
northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie
Peace_River
River in Western Canada
and Alberta. It rises in the northern forest region of north-western Saskatchewan and joins the Athabasca River in north-eastern Alberta. It was part of
Clearwater River (Saskatchewan)
Clearwater_River_(Saskatchewan)
Geological formation in Alberta, Canada
important because it hosts most of the vast bitumen resources of the Athabasca Oil Sands region. The McMurray Formation consists of fine- to coarse-grained quartzitic
McMurray_Formation
National park in Alberta, Canada
people living in the region. Searching for a new route to the Columbia River, David Thompson's brigade reached the upper Athabasca in December 1810, led
Jasper_National_Park
British explorer, cartographer, merchant and soldier
again to the Athabasca, a region stretching from Lac Île-à-la-Crosse to the Peace River. There he explored waterways around Lake Athabasca and determined
Peter_Pond
Municipality in Alberta, Canada
urban service area to provide warning of an ice break" and the "Athabasca River upper basin, local river levels, precipitation and overall weather patterns
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Regional_Municipality_of_Wood_Buffalo
Largest river system in Canada
acre-feet) per year, and the Athabasca contributes 25 km3 (20 million acre-feet). The Peace and Athabasca meet at the Peace-Athabasca Delta, a vast inland delta
Mackenzie_River
Mixedwood Central Mixedwood Lower Boreal Highlands Upper Boreal Highlands Athabasca Plain Peace–Athabasca Delta Northern Mixedwood Boreal Subarctic Canadian
Geography_of_Alberta
Major mountain range in western North America
Atlantic and Pacific but Hudson Bay as well. Farther north in Alberta, the Athabasca and other rivers feed the basin of the Mackenzie River, which has its
Rocky_Mountains
Canoe routes of early explorers of Canada
Athabasca. This was about as far as canoes could reach and return in one season and was the gathering place for furs from the rich Athabasca region and
Canadian_canoe_routes
Upper Canada fur-trader and politician
He was transferred to the Athabasca River department in 1801 as a wintering partner and then became the head of the Athabasca department in 1810 where
John_McGillivray_(fur_trader)
Indigenous people of northwestern Canada
the lakes of the Upper Churchill River area, along the Churchill River and Athabasca River, from Great Slave Lake and Lake Athabasca in the north to Cold
Chipewyan
Species of fish
Canada, a large spawning migration enters the Athabasca Delta in late summer, moving upstream in the Athabasca River. The longest single movement of a tagged
Lake_whitefish
Stratigraphic Group in Western Canada
north-eastern Alberta. Bitumen is produced from the McMurray Formation at the Athabasca Oil Sands. Heavy Oil is produced from the Wabiskaw Member of the Clearwater
Mannville_Group
Athabaskan language of Canada
province. The area from the upper Churchill River west of Pinehouse Lake all the way north to Lake Athabasca and from Lake Athabasca east to the north end of
Chipewyan_language
Ashuapmuchuan Asp House Fort Assiniboine Lake Assiniboine Lake Athabaska Athabasca Landing Attawapiskat Lake Attawapiskat Babine Bad Lake Bad Throat Post
List of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
List_of_Hudson's_Bay_Company_trading_posts
Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Within the Precambrian shield exists the Athabasca sedimentary basin. Meteorite impacts have altered the natural geological
Geology_of_Saskatchewan
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
within Woodlands County. It is located along the north shore of the Athabasca River at the junction of Highway 33 and Highway 661. It is approximately
Fort_Assiniboine
Athabasca River steamship
of Athabasca, by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1882–1883 for service on the Athabasca River, lower Peace River, the Clearwater River, and the upper Slave
SS_Grahame
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada
in area and was established in 1997. The park is contained in the Upper Athabasca Land Use Framework. The park is managed through the Fort Assiniboine
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
Fort_Assiniboine_Sandhills_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Protected area in northern Alberta, Canada
Alberta's "Special Places" initiative. The park is contained in the Lower Athabasca Region Land Use Framework finalized in 2012. It contains a free roaming wood
Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Birch_Mountains_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Country in North America
Alberta hosts the fourth-largest oil reserves in the world. The vast Athabasca oil sands and other oil reserves give Canada 13 percent of global oil
Canada
Historic fur trade in Western Canada
Lake Winnipeg. The other and more important one was northwest to the Athabasca Country. For background see Canadian canoe routes (early). The main trade
Saskatchewan_River_fur_trade
Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
5 km of the park boundary and was abandoned. In 2014, a bridge over the Athabasca River collapsed, severing access via the only maintained trail into the
Hamber_Provincial_Park
Form of petroleum primarily used in road construction
of Alberta has most of the world's reserves of natural bitumen in the Athabasca oil sands, which cover 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi), an area
Bitumen
German scientist and trapper
oil wells and natural gas deposits in the northern catchment area of Athabasca River in Canada. Georg Naumann was the eldest son of the Radeberg factory
Georg_Naumann
Canada–US oil pipeline
system is in the United States while the rest is in Canada and serves the Athabasca oil sands production facilities. Main parts of the system are 2,306-kilometre-long
Enbridge_Pipeline_System
Some of the major oilfields of the past and present
specifically provided along with the production figure. Energy portal Athabasca Oil Sands Brent oilfield — decommissioned oil field in the North Sea Giant
List_of_oil_fields
Lake in Nunavut, Canada
to Selwyn Lake which drains southwest to Lake Athabasca. In 1893 Joseph Tyrrell canoed from Lake Athabasca down the Dubawnt to Chesterfield Inlet. Lakes
Dubawnt_Lake
Type of unconventional oil deposit
major concern surrounding the rapid industrial development in the Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR)." This study found that tailings ponds were an indirect
Oil_sands
Geographic and geologic area of North America
producing diamonds in 2026 after 23 years. Geography portal Canada portal Athabasca Basin Baltic Shield Basement (geology) Geography of Canada Geology of
Canadian_Shield
Former village in Alberta, Canada
Railway and south of the Athabasca River, approximately 5 km east of Hinton's original townsite. The village was centered on Athabasca Avenue and Drinnan Way
Drinnan,_Alberta
601 2% 52 High Prairie Town Northern Alberta 2,380 2% 48 Hinton Town Upper Athabasca 9,817 3% 295 Jasper Specialized municipality Alberta's Rockies 4,738
List of francophone communities in Alberta
List_of_francophone_communities_in_Alberta
Historic fur trading in Western Canada
Mountains. From this river another route led northwest to the even richer Athabasca Country. West of Lake Winnipeg is the chain of lakes that look like a
Assiniboine_River_fur_trade
Indigenous people of Yukon and Alaska
Journey in which a group of Europeans try to reach Dawson overland from Athabasca Landing in Alberta in 1897-99. Tr'ochëk Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Hän
Protected area in northern Alberta, Canada
park includes the Central Mixedwood, Lower Boreal Highlands, Upper Boreal Highlands, Athabasca Plain subregions. The park is part of a larger effort to protect
Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park
Kitaskino_Nuwenëné_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Town in Alberta, Canada
was explored by David Thompson to connect the North Saskatchewan with Athabasca Pass, creating the first Canadian Transcontinental connection. In 1811
Barrhead,_Alberta
Aspect of the international fur trade
and explorers in collaboration with various First Nations peoples of the region, such as the Wyandot-Huron and the Iroquois; ultimately, the fur trade's
North_American_fur_trade
Town in Alberta, Canada
whom serve four-year terms. Federally, it is part of the Fort McMurray—Athabasca electoral district. In the next federal election, it will become part
High_Prairie
Persian-language suffix used for place names
(2009). Bomb Canada: And Other Unkind Remarks in the American Media. Athabasca University Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-1-897425-49-7.
-stan
active wildfires were reported in the Athabasca oil sands on May 31 as wildfire season returned to the oil sands region. Officials warned that British Columbia
2026_Canadian_wildfires
Town in Alberta, Canada
divide between the Athabasca and North Saskatchewan river basins, and to the east of the Pembina River, a tributary of the Athabasca. The town is about
Westlock
Ethnic group
First Nation, Swan River First Nation. Athabasca Lake Cree or Āyapāskāwiyiniwak, along the shores of Lake Athabasca, north of Lesser Slave Lake, between
Woodland_Cree
Wildland provincial park in central Alberta, Canada
valley in which flows the Brazeau River. The park is contained in the Upper Athabasca Land Use Framework. Brazeau Canyon is in the foothills on the eastern
Brazeau Canyon Wildland Provincial Park
Brazeau_Canyon_Wildland_Provincial_Park
Conflict between the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company from 1812 to 1821
distributed to brigades of north canoes passing between Fort William and Athabasca or transported to Fort William where it was issued to brigades going to
Pemmican_War
Oil sands mine in Alberta, Canada
The Kearl Oil Sands Project is an oil sands mine in the Athabasca Oil Sands region at the Kearl Lake area, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Fort McMurray
Kearl_Oil_Sands_Project
Region of Canada in Alberta and British Columbia
Bennett Dam, it included the upper Peace River through its canyon between Finlay Forks and Hudson's Hope. In Alberta, the region stretches from Grande Prairie
Peace_River_Country
Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
The headwaters of the Beaver are south-west between the upper Athabasca River and the upper North Saskatchewan River in the Lac la Biche area in Alberta
Lac_Île-à-la-Crosse
Town in Alberta, Canada
/ 53.70111; -114.19806 Country Canada Province Alberta Planning region Upper Athabasca Municipal district Lac Ste. Anne County Incorporated • Village
Onoway
River in Canada
Alberta in Saddle Hill County, where it empties into the Peace River. The region of Pouce Coupe Prairie, from which the river and village of Pouce Coupe
Pouce_Coupe_River
"Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of a stream-lake network in the upper zone of the trans-Andean basin of the Valdivia River (Chile)". New Zealand
List_of_rivers_by_discharge
Territories occupied primarily by native or tribal peoples
Council West Region Tribal Council Alberta 48 First Nations reserves 6 Indian settlements 8 Métis Settlements 10 tribal councils Athabasca Tribal Council
Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples
Lands_inhabited_by_Indigenous_peoples
Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the Joli Fou Rapids on the Athabasca River, and was first described in an outcrop along the river, 8 kilometers
Joli_Fou_Formation
Unique geographical area for which individual weather reports are issued
A forecast region is a unique geographical area for which individual weather reports are issued. In Canada, the Meteorological Service divides the country
Forecast_region
Valley landform on other planets (mostly Mars)
traveled thousands of kilometers. Some valles on Mars (Mangala Vallis, Athabasca Vallis, Granicus Vallis, and Tinjar Valles) clearly begin at graben. On
Vallis_(planetary_geology)
Former village in Alberta, Canada
/ 53.53583; -116.46944 Country Canada Province Alberta Planning region Upper Athabasca Municipal district Yellowhead County Incorporated (village) December
Tollerton,_Alberta
Species of bird
William Swainson in 1832 from a specimen collected near the source of the Athabasca River on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada
Black-backed_woodpecker
British surveyor, map-maker, fur trader and explorer
rival North West Company, Fidler surrendered Nottingham House on Lake Athabasca and fled the post with his men. Fidler was surveyor and district manager
Peter_Fidler
Town in Alberta, Canada
/ 53.95028; -115.13361 Country Canada Province Alberta Planning region Upper Athabasca Municipal district Lac Ste. Anne County Incorporated • Village
Mayerthorpe
History of 19th-century fur hunting in California
in California was in 1733 of Spanish missionaries trading with tribes in upper and lower California for sea otter pelts. Just three years after Juan de
California_fur_rush
risk was low, Phillips called on the Red Deer area, "the lower Athabasca, upper Athabasca, North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan" whose air quality
Environmental issues in Alberta
Environmental_issues_in_Alberta
Indigenous people of North America
Anzac, Alberta on Gregoire Lake. They are the only Cree member of the Athabasca Tribal Council. Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council is based in Atikameg, Alberta
Cree
Geologic formation in Canada
and Athabasca rivers. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 35. Weissenberger, J.A.W. and McIlreath, I.A. 1989. Southesk Cairn reef complex, Upper Devonian
Southesk_Formation
Town in Northwest Territories, Canada
made contact with Indigenous peoples in this region. In the 1780s he established a post on Lake Athabasca called Fort Chipewyan, at the head of the Slave
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Fort_Smith,_Northwest_Territories
Town in Alberta, Canada
/ 54.71056; -115.41333 Country Canada Province Alberta Planning region Upper Athabasca Municipal district Big Lakes County Incorporated • New town September
Swan_Hills
Metis Settlement in Alberta, Canada
183; -116.150 Country Canada Province Alberta Region Northern Alberta Planning region Upper Athabasca Municipal district Big Lakes Founded 1939 Government
East_Prairie_Metis_Settlement
Large lake in central North America at the end of the last glacial period
being equal. Dating of the glacial moraines shows that the Clearwater and Athabasca River system and Lake Nipigon and Minong basin were still ice-covered
Lake_Agassiz
Geologic formation in Canada
review and new descriptions of Elk Point Group outcrops in the Athabasca Oil Sands mining region". Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 65 (1): 147–174
La_Loche_Formation
Underground water-bearing rock
Discontinuous sand bodies at the base of the McMurray Formation in the Athabasca Oil Sands region of northeastern Alberta, Canada, are commonly referred to as the
Aquifer
Network of multiuse trails across Canada
"Northern walking trail" winding north to Athabasca, across northern Alberta, northern BC, and the Yukon. At Athabasca, the northern walking trail spawns a
Trans_Canada_Trail
1991 Canadian film
colonial attitudes of racism and inequity. "Clearcut". Canadian Film Online. Athabasca University. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Ahmad 2015, p
Clearcut_(film)
River in the Pacific Northwest of North America
(Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region
Columbia_River
Canadian politician (born 1979)
work as an advisor to Day, but he completed online coursework through Athabasca University to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary
Pierre_Poilievre
Dam in Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada
the region. In addition, it has also been blamed for creating changes in the landscapes of the Athabasca Lake and Peace River, known as the Athabasca Delta
W._A._C._Bennett_Dam
Silt deposition landform at the mouth of a river
in 1800. Other prominent examples include the Inner Niger Delta, Peace–Athabasca Delta, the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, and the Sistan delta of
River_delta
Stratigraphic unit in Canada
equivalent to the upper Mannville Formation in Central Alberta and to the Clearwater Formation and Grand Rapids Formation in the upper Athabasca River area.
Spirit_River_Formation
Geographic region in Alberta, Canada
Smoky, Slave, and Athabasca Rivers. Regarded by some as "Alberta's forgotten wilderness", this forested and sparsely populated region has a rich natural
Swan_Hills_(Alberta)
Town in Alberta, Canada
built in 1936. The parish also erected Athabasca Hall around the same time adjacent to it. With the Athabasca Hall being the largest facility in town
Peace_River,_Alberta
Geologic formation in Alberta, Canada
Devonian formations of the Alberta Rocky Mountains between the Bow and Athabasca rivers. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 35. Alberta Geological Survey
Mount_Hawk_Formation
Valley in British Columbia, Canada
Bend of the Columbia, part of the Rocky Mountain region (around the head of the Athabasca), and the Upper Fraser country north towards the head of Smoky
Robson_Valley
Province of Canada
the Lake Athabasca Sand Dunes, the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58°, and adjacent to the southern shore of Lake Athabasca. Southern
Saskatchewan
First Nations government of the Dakelh people in British Columbia, Canada
Tache Chilcot'en All dialects of Dakelh spoken in Nadleh are part of the Athabasca language family. Pictographs can be found painted on granite rocks on
Nadleh_Whutʼen_First_Nation
Mixed Indigenous ethnic group of Canada and the US
lifestyle and culture from those Métis located in the Saskatchewan, Alberta, Athabasca, and Peace river valleys to the west. In 1869, two years after Canadian
Métis
seeking to beat British and Canadian traders to the profitable Upper Missouri River region. Indigenous peoples reacted to fur traders in a variety of ways
Fur_trade_in_Montana
City in Alberta, Canada
Max, ed. (2008), Icon, Brand, Myth: The Calgary Stampede, Athabasca, Alberta: Athabasca University Press, p. 5, ISBN 978-1-897425-05-3 Dixon & Read
Calgary
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