Albany River
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{{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 m³/s (50,1467 ft³/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 ==
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[[Category:Rivers of Ontario]]
[[Category:Geography of Kenora District, Ontario]]
[[Category:Geography of Thunder Bay District, Ontario]]
[[Category:Geography of Cochrane District, Ontario]]
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