The Chaba River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows from the Canadian Rockies, and joins the Athabasca River.[1]

Chaba River
Chaba River and Chaba Icefield
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chaba Icefield
• coordinates	52°14′49″N 117°40′52″W
• elevation	1,597 m (5,240 ft)
Mouth
• location	Athabasca River
• coordinates	52°25′05″N 117°39′38″W
• elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)

The Chaba River is a major tributary of the Athabasca. The Chaba is fed by the glacial melt originating in the Chaba Icefield, comprising Chaba Peak, as well as Listening and Sundial Peaks. A small glacier on Mount Quincy also contributes to the Chaba. The river was given its name by A. P. Coleman, a geologist born in Eastern Canada in 1852.[2] He stated there "were endless beaver dams and trees" along the river, and named it after the Stoney Indian word for beavers."[3]

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References

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