Albany River 1659849 217689369 2008-06-07T05:27:54Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox River | river_name = Albany River | image_name = First Nations encampment beside the Albany River in the Northwest Territories, 1886 .jpg | caption = A [[First Nation]]s encampment beside the Albany River, 1886 | origin = [[Lake St. Joseph]] | mouth = [[James Bay]] | basin_countries = [[Canada]] | length = {{convert|980|km|mi|0|lk=on}} | elevation = {{convert|371|m|ft|0|lk=on}}<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'' [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9005406/Albany-River Albany River]. Retrieved [[17 October]] [[2007]].</ref> | mouth_elevation = [[Sea level|MSL]] {{convert|0|m|ft|0|lk=on}} | discharge = 1,420 m&sup3;/s (50,1467 ft&sup3;/s)<ref>''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000112 Albany River]. Retrieved [[17 October]] [[2007]].</ref> | watershed = {{convert|135200|km2|sqmi|0|lk=on}} }} The '''Albany River''' is a river in [[Northern Ontario]] which flows northeast from [[Lake St. Joseph]] in [[Northwestern Ontario]] and empties into [[James Bay]]. It is {{convert|980|km|mi|0}} long, making it the longest river in [[Ontario]]. It is navigable for {{convert|400|km|mi|0}}. This river drains an area of {{convert|135200|km2|sqmi|0|}}. Tributaries of this river include the [[Cat River]], [[Kenogami River]], [[Ogoki River]], and [[Drowning River]]. For much of its length, the Albany River defines the boundary between the [[Kenora District, Ontario|Kenora District]] and the [[Thunder Bay District, Ontario|Thunder Bay]] and [[Cochrane District, Ontario|Cochrane]] Districts. The land north of the Albany River was part of the [[Northwest Territories]] until 1912, when it was transferred to Ontario in the ''Ontario Boundaries Extension Act, 1912''. A provincial waterway park has been established on the river north of [[Wabakimi Provincial Park]]. The river was named after James, Duke of York and Albany, who later became King [[James II of England]]. The [[Hudson's Bay Company]] operated a [[fur trade|trading]] post at [[Fort Albany, Ontario|Fort Albany]] at the mouth of this river, which was an important route during the days of the fur trade. == See also == *[[List of Ontario rivers]] ==External links== *[http://www.ontarioparks.com/English/alba.html Ontario Parks - Albany River] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Rivers of Ontario]] [[Category:Geography of Kenora District, Ontario]] [[Category:Geography of Thunder Bay District, Ontario]] [[Category:Geography of Cochrane District, Ontario]] {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub}} [[cs:Albany (řeka)]] [[de:Albany River]] [[it:Albany (fiume)]] [[ja:オールバニー川]] [[pl:Albany (rzeka)]] [[pt:Rio Albany]] [[fi:Albany (joki)]]