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Arcs, Lac Des

Category : Lake
 

Eugène Bourgeau of the Palliser expedition recorded this name for the lake in 1858. The lake is a widening of the Bow River, and the French word for “bow” is arc.

National Topographic System (NTS) : 72 E/2
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Concise Place Names of Alberta

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