Albany River

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The Albany River is a major river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows eastward into James Bay and has long served as an important route and resource for Indigenous communities and the fur trade.

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Albany River canonical 6
Albany River basin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Canada
basinProvince Ontario
continent North America
country Canada
drainageBasin James Bay drainage basin
ecosystem boreal forest ecosystem
flowsDirection east
flowsInto James Bay
flowsThrough Northern Ontario boreal forest
hasFishSpecies lake sturgeon
northern pike
walleye
hasSettlementOnBanks Fort Albany First Nation
Kashechewan First Nation
Marten Falls First Nation
hasTributary Ekwan River
Kapiskau River
Kenogami River
Mammamattawa River
Marten-Driftwood River
Ogoki River
hasWildlife black bear
migratory birds
moose
historicallyUsedBy Cree communities
Hudson's Bay Company
Indigenous peoples
North West Company
Ojibwe communities
historicalRole link between interior of Ontario and James Bay
major fur trade transportation corridor
length about 610 miles
about 982 kilometres
locatedIn Northern Ontario
Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mouthCountry Canada
mouthLocation James Bay
mouthProvince Ontario
partOf Hudson Bay drainage basin
region James Bay lowlands
linked to: James Bay Lowlands
sourceCountry Canada
sourceLocation Northwestern Ontario
usedFor fur trade route
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
subsistence fishing
transportation route

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Fort Albany First Nation locatedOn Albany River
Hudson Bay drainage basin hasPart Albany River basin
linked to: Albany River
James Bay Lowlands drainedBy Albany River
Fort Albany Airport near Albany River