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Athabasca River Basin Research Institute (ARBRI)

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The Athabasca River

Athabasca Glacier, part of the Columbia Icefields and the origin of the river

Athabasca River near Jasper, Alberta. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Unique wetlands in the Peace-Athabasca Delta. Photo: Robert Holmberg

The Pembina River near Ft. Assiniboine, one of the many tributaries of the Athabasca River. Photo: Robert Holmberg

The mixed wood boreal forest in the Athabasca River Basin. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Human Activities in the River Basin

Ft. McMurray at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Logging in the boreal region. Photo: David Locky

Sundance Forest Products, near Edson. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Alberta-Pacific Forest Products, near Athabasca. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Millar Western Pulp, Whitecourt. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Oil sands surface mining near Ft. McMurray. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oil sands mining. Photo courtesy: Pembina Institute

Agriculture in Alberta. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Athabasca University, the Town of Athabasca, and the river. Photo: Robert Holmberg

Historical Uses

Athabasca in 1913

Athabasca Boat Building

S.S. Northland Echo. Photo courtesy of the Athabasca Archives.

Packing Freight.

News and Events

Athabasca Watershed Council First General Meeting

November 28, 2009

You are invited to attend the first general meeting of the Athabasca Watershed Council that is being established under Alberta’s Water for Life Strategy as the Watershed Planning and Advisory Council (WPAC) for the Athabasca River Watershed...

International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change

November 05, 2009

This Initiative will support the formation of multinational teams from Canada and from low and middle income countries...

The River Basin

The River Basin

At 1,538 km in length, the Athabasca River is Alberta’s longest undammed river and its second largest by volume.