Atkinson Creek
| Category : Creek | |
This creek is named after John Atkinson (1874-1950) who came to Canada from England in 1904 to work for a horse breeder. He homesteaded in the Horse Creek area for several years until he became a Dominion Forest Ranger in 1915. He retired in 1935 and moved to Calgary. |
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Flows east into Little Red Deer River, approximately 70 km north-west of Calgary. |
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| Location Name : | Wildcat Hills |
| National Topographic System (NTS) : | 82 O/7 |
| Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian | |
| 30-28-6-W5 | |
| Latitude (N) | Longitude (W) | |
| 51° 25' N 114° 50' W | |
| The content above is directly derived from : | |
| Place Names of Alberta - Volume II Southern Alberta |
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