Chungo Creek

Chungo Creek is a large creek close to Nordegg in Western Alberta, Canada.[1] It starts at a mountain lake called Upper Mons Lake, and eventually empties into the Blackstone River (Alberta).[2]

Chungo is a word derived from the Stoney language meaning "trail".[3]

Tributaries

  • Seepage Creek
  • Mons Creek
  • Upper Hansen Creek
  • Dorothy Creek
  • Clark Creek

Fish species

The most common fish of the Chungo Creek is the bull trout. There is also westslope cutthroat, brook and brown trout and a small population of mountain whitefish further down the creek.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chungo Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Alberta/_5922064_Chungo+Creek.html
  3. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34.

Coordinates: 52°43′00″N 116°19′08″W / 52.7168°N 116.3190°W / 52.7168; -116.3190

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