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La Biche River

Category : River
 

Well known and in use before the Dominion Lands Survey surveyed the area in 1910, the name probably refers to the abundance of deer or elk in the area.

Flows south-west into the Athabasca River approximately 60 km north-east of Athabasca.

Location Name : Calling River
National Topographic System (NTS) : 83 P/2
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
78-69-17-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
55° 00' 15" N 112° 31' 30" W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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