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 edit
- Seepage Creek
- Mons Creek
- Upper Hansen Creek
- Dorothy Creek
- Clark Creek
Fish species edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Chungo Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Chungo Creek / Chungo Creek, Alberta, Canada, North America". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34.
52°42′45″N 116°19′17″W / 52.7126°N 116.3213°W