The James River is a medium-sized river

River

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 in central Alberta

Alberta

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. It is a tributary of the Red Deer River

Red Deer River

The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...

.

Species of fish commonly found: Brown trout,Rainbow trout,Mountain whitefish,Northern Pike and a few others. It forms in the Rocky Mountains

Canadian Rockies

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 and flows eastward before joining the Red Deer River

Red Deer River

The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...

. The Forestry Trunk Road

Alberta Highway 734

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 follows the river for much of its course. The James River is also bridged by Alberta Highway 22 near the unincorporated community of James River Bridge

James River Bridge, Alberta

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. The James River, as well as James Pass and James Lake, are named after James Dickson, a Stoney

Nakoda (people)

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 Chief

Tribal chief

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 who signed Treaty 7

Treaty 7

Treaty 7 was an agreement between Queen Victoria and several mainly Blackfoot First Nations tribes in what is today the southern portion of Alberta. It was concluded on September 22, 1877. The agreement was signed at the Blackfoot Crossing of the Bow River, at the present-day Siksika Nation...

 with the Canadian government

Government of Canada

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in 1877.

Tributaries

• Bridgeland Creek
• Windfall Creek
• Willson Creek
  • Sawtooth Creek
• South James River
  • Parker Creek
• Teepee Pole Creek
• Stony Creek
  • Burnstick Lake
• Pekse Creek