Adams Landing is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
within the
John D'Or Prairie 215
John D'Or Prairie 215 ''(Jean D’Or in French)'' is an Indian reserve of the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located east of the Town of High Level on Highway 58 and is surrounded by Mackenzie County
Mackenzi ...
Indian reserve. It is located south of
Highway 58 and the community of
John D'Or Prairie
John D'Or Prairie is a First Nations settlement within the John D'Or Prairie 215 Indian reserve in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Lawrence River, upstream from the Peace River, and south of the Caribou Mountains. It has an eleva ...
on the northern bank of the
Peace River
The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
, downstream from its confluence with the
Wabasca River
The Wabasca River is the largest tributary of the Peace River watershed in northern Alberta, Canada.
The Wabasca River has a total drainage area of .
Course
The Wabasca River originates in the ''Sandy Lake'', north-east of Slave Lake, then ...
. Adams Landing is approximately east of
High Level and has an elevation is .
C.P. Hotchkiss reported in his field notes, in 1920, that boats of all sizes stopped at Adams Landing.
[Place Names of Alberta Volume IV Northern Alberta by Merrily K. Aubrey]
References
Localities in Mackenzie County
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