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Crooked Rapids

Category : Rapids
 

These rapids received their name because of a hairpin turn the river makes around a limestone point at this location. The name was recorded as early as 1914 by A.D. Griffin, DLS.

In a bend in the Athabasca River approximately 31 km west south-west of Fort McMurray.

Location Name : Cascade Rapids
National Topographic System (NTS) : 74 D/12
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
5-88-12-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
56° 36' N 111° 52' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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