| Christina River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Christina_River_Alberta.jpg) The Christine River in late Autumn, near its confluence with the Clearwater River. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Christina Lake |
| • location | 55°37′21″N 110°52′42″W / 55.62250°N 110.87833°W, Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada |
| 2nd source | |
| • location | west |
| Source confluence | Jackfish River |
| Mouth | Clearwater River |
The Christina River is located in the Wood Buffalo region of north-eastern Alberta, Canada. The Christina is a tributary of the Clearwater River and was named to honour Christine Gordon, who was the first white women to live permanently in the Fort McMurray area.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Eric J. Holmgren; Patricia M. Holmgren. 2,000 Place-names of Alberta (3 ed.). Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books.
- ^ "Fort McMurray Before the Hospital". The Catholic Mission: The South of the North Pioneers. Fort McMurray, Alberta: Heritage Park. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ablakeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Irwin Huberman (2004). The Place We Call Home: A History of Fort McMurray As Its People Remember. Fort McMurray: Historical Book Society of Fort McMurray. p. 284. ISBN 0968933904. Retrieved 14 June 2013.