| Chaba River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alberta |
| Source1 Location: | Chaba Icefield |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 52.2469°N -117.6811°W |
| Mouth Location: | Athabasca River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 52.4181°N -117.6606°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1597m (5,240feet) |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1380m (4,530feet) |
The Chaba River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows from the Canadian Rockies, and joins the Athabasca River.[1]
The Chaba River is a major tributary of the Athabasca. The Chaba is fed by the glacial melt originating in the Chaba Icefield, comprising Chaba Peak, as well as Listening and Sundial Peaks. A small glacier on Mount Quincy also contributes to the Chaba. The river was given its name by A. P. Coleman, a geologist born in Eastern Canada in 1852.[2] He stated there "were endless beaver dams and trees" along the river, and named it after the Stoney Indian word for beavers."[3]