ATHABASCA RIVER


Meaning of ATHABASCA RIVER in English

River, western central Canada.

A tributary of the Mackenzie River in Alberta, it rises in the Rocky Mountains in Jasper National Park , and flows northeast and north 765 mi (1,231 km) into Lake Athabasca . Its chief tributaries are the Pembina, Lesser Slave, and La Biche rivers. Extensive petroleum deposits lie in oil-impregnated sands (Athabasca Tar Sands) along a 70-mi (113-km) stretch of the river.

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