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Brulé Rapids

Category : Rapids
 

It is most probable that they were named for their proximity to Brule Point. The name was recorded by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1892 as Rapides du Brűlé.

In Athabasca River approximately 70 km south-west of Fort McMurray.

Location Name : Boiler Rapids
National Topographic System (NTS) : 84 A/9
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
3-87-16-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
56° 31' N 112° 27' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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