Astoria River

Infobox_River
river_name = Astoria River


image_size = 280px
caption = The Astoria River before its confluence with the Athabasca River
origin = Tonquin Valley
coord|52|41|03|N|118|14|59|W|scale:10000_region:CA-AB_type:river
mouth = Athabasca River
coord|52|47|57|N|118|01|13|W|scale:10000_region:CA-AB_type:river
basin_countries = flag|Alberta CAN
length =
elevation = m to ft|1983|abbr=yes
mouth_elevation = m to ft|1080|abbr=yes
discharge =
watershed = The Astoria River is a short river in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is an early tributary of the Athabasca River.

The Astoria forms in the Tonquin Valley, collecting meltwater from the Fraser Glacier, the Ramparts Mount Erebus, Mount Clithero, and Oldhorn Mountain..

The Astoria River, as well as nearby Astoria Pass, are named after John Jacob Astor. Fur traders of the American Fur Company, owned by Astor, traveled east over Athabasca Pass from Fort Astoria, at the mouth of the Columbia River. [Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). "Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1". Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 9]

Tributaries

*Amethyst Lakes
*Outpost Lake
*Chrome Lake
*Eremite Creek
*Campus Creek
*Verdant Creek
**Beryl Lake
*Cavell Lake

ee also

*List of Alberta rivers

References