Christina River (Alberta)
| Christina River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Alberta |
| Source | Christina Lake |
| - location | 55°37′21″N 110°52′42″W / 55.62250°N 110.87833°W, Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada |
| Source confluence | Jackfish River |
| Mouth | Clearwater River (Saskatchewan) |
Christina River is a river in the Wood Buffalo region of northern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Clearwater River. Christina River is part of Christina Lake's 1,250-square-kilometre (480 sq mi) drainage basin. Christina Lake's waters flow into the Jackson River, which flows 11 kilometres (7 mi) before it empties into the Christina River. Christina Lake and Christina River are named to honour Christine Gordon, originally from Scotland, who was the first white women to live permanently in the Fort McMurray area, where she remained until she died in the 1940s.
The source of the Christina River is Christina Lake (54°40'N 111°00'W), which is an elongated lake east of Conklin, between Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray, near Highway 881. The lake lies at an elevation of 556 m (1,824 ft) and has a total area of 21.3 km2 (8.2 sq mi). It has a mean depth of 17.3 m (57 ft) and reaches a maximum depth of 32.9 m (108 ft).
Cenovus Energy operates a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) project in the Christina Lake area, tapping bitumen from the McMurray Formation.
The Christina River is a tributary of the 295-kilometre (183 mi) Clearwater River. Clearwater River is designated a Canadian Heritage River by both Saskatchewan and Alberta. The waters of the Christina River flow into the Clearwater River which joins the Athabasca River at Fort McMurray. The Clearwater’s waters empty into the Athabaska which eventually reaches the Mackenzie River and later the Arctic Ocean.
The Clearwater River rises in northwestern Saskatchewan in the northern forest region of the Precambrian Shield. From its headwaters at Broach Lake it flows southeast through Saskatchewan before it turns southwest at Careen Lake. It continues 108 kilometres (67 mi) beyond the Alberta border before it joins the Athabasca River at Fort McMurray. This section of the river in Fort McMurray is also more affectionately referred to as The Chant. From there the Clearwater’s waters reach the Mackenzie River and later the Arctic Ocean.
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