Fiddle River

Infobox_River
river_name = Fiddle River

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image_size = 280px
caption = The Fiddle River in Jasper National Park
origin = Fiddle Pass
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mouth = Athabasca River
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basin_countries = flag|Alberta CAN
length =
elevation = m to ft|2058|abbr=yes
mouth_elevation = m to ft|997|abbr=yes
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The Fiddle River is a medium-sized tributary of the Athabasca River, flowing into the river near the east gate of Jasper National Park. The Fiddle River forms at the base of Fiddle Pass, with meltwater from Mount Bryant, Mount Gregg, Mount Sir Harold Mitchel, and Mount Barry. The river flows in a general northeast direction before its confluence with the Athabasca. The Fiddle River parallels the road to the popular Miette Hotsprings for a portion of its course. [Mussio Ventures (2004). "Central Alberta Backroad Mapbook." Burnaby: Mussio Ventures.]

There are two competing stories for the naming of the Fiddle River (as well as Fiddle Peak, Fiddle Pass, and the Fiddle Range). The first contends that wind flowing over the Fiddle Range at a certain velocity and direction mimicks the sound of a #4 fiddle string. The second story argues that the outline of the range resembles that of a violin. The name Fiddle River first appeared in 1846. [Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). "Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1". Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 87]

Tributaries

*Poachers Creek
*Slide Creek
*Sulphur Creek
*O'Hagan Creek
*Mystery Creek
*Villeneuve Creek
*Morris Creek
*Ashlar Creek

ee also

*List of Alberta rivers

References