Bigknife Creek
| Category : Creek | |
The name for this creek commemorates a confrontation between Big Man, a Cree, and Knife, a Blackfoot. Legend asserts that both of the men were killed during a fight with knives and tomahawks. |
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Flows north-east into Battle River, approximately 38 km north-east of Stettler. |
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| Location Name : | Halkirk |
| National Topographic System (NTS) : | 83 A/8 |
| Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian | |
| 3-41-16-W4 | |
| Latitude (N) | Longitude (W) | |
| 52° 30' N 112° 12' W | |
| The content above is directly derived from : | |
| Place Names of Alberta - Volume III Central Alberta |
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