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[notes 1] Local rivers include the Hangingstone River, Clearwater River and Christina River, a tributary of the Clearwater River. The Hangingstone River drains an area of 1,070 km 2 (413 sq mi), which is dominated by muskeg, [citation needed] and flows into the Clearwater River just upstream of the Athabasca River at Fort McMurray. [16]
The Christina River in its upper course in 2006, near the community of Christiana. The Christina River and its tributaries drain an area of 565 square miles, 1,460 km 2. Brandywine Creek, despite being a tributary of the Christina, drains 58% of this area (325 square miles, 840 km 2).
The Christina River and Christina Lake were named to honour Christine Gordon, originally from Scotland, who was the first white woman to live permanently in the Fort McMurray area, where she remained until her death in the 1940s. She was highly respected by the community, including the First Nations and Métis. [6]
White Clay Creek is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) [2] tributary of the Christina River in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States.It is renowned for its scenic character and is largely federally protected.
Brandywine Creek [1] [2] (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States.The Lower Brandywine (the main stem) is 20.4 miles (32.8 km) long [3] and is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River with several tributary streams.
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It is named after the Christina River, which is in turn named after Christina, Queen of Sweden who oversaw the founding of New Sweden in 1638.. The Christiana Historic District, Charles Allen House, John Lewden House, Old Fort Church, Public School No. 111-C, and James Stewart Jr. House and George Hillis Sr. House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
East Branch Christina River drains 2.03 square miles (5.3 km 2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.33 and is about 36.7% forested. [ 4 ] See also