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Amisk River

Category : River
 

Amisk is the Cree Indian equivalent of "beaver." The name is likely descriptive of this mammal's population in the area.

Flows east into Beaver River, approximately 36 km south of Lac La Biche.

Location Name : Victor Lake
National Topographic System (NTS) : 83 I/8
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
11-19-63-14-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
From 54° 28' 18" N 112° 00' 00" W to 54° 30' 43" N 112° 07' 58" W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume III
Central Alberta

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