Spirit River (Alberta)

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Spirit River
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Physical characteristics
Main source Spirit Ridge
920 meters (3,020 ft)
55°40′45″N119°10′49″W / 55.67918°N 119.18016°W / 55.67918; -119.18016 (Spirit River Origin)
River mouth Saddle River
440 meters (1,440 ft)
55°48′55″N118°22′21″W / 55.81531°N 118.37253°W / 55.81531; -118.37253 (Spirit River Mouth) Coordinates: 55°48′55″N118°22′21″W / 55.81531°N 118.37253°W / 55.81531; -118.37253 (Spirit River Mouth)

The Spirit River is a river in northern Alberta, Canada. The name is a translation of the Cree words Chepe Sepi, meaning ghost or spirit. [1]

Northern Alberta geographical object

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Cree language Algonquian language spoken by people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Labrador, making it the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada

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The town of Spirit River is established close to the river banks and is named for the river, as is the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 and the Spirit River Formation, a geological formation of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Spirit River, Alberta Town in Alberta, Canada

Spirit River is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 78 km (48 mi) north of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 49 and Highway 731. The first school opened in 1910 and the railroad arrived in 1916.

Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

The Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada, north of Grande Prairie. Located in Census Division No. 19, its municipal office is located in the Town of Spirit River.

Spirit River Formation

The Spirit River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Course

The river originates in the Spirit Ridge, 25 kilometers (16 mi) southwest from the town of Spirit River, at an elevation of 920 meters (3,020 ft). It flows eastwards through the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, then by Rycroft, south of the Birch Hills into Birch Hills County. There it flows into the Saddle River (AKA Burnt River), at an elevation of 440 meters (1,440 ft); the Saddle River empties after 25 kilometers (16 mi) into the Peace River east of Dunvegan.

Rycroft, Alberta Village in Alberta, Canada

Rycroft is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 68 km north of the city of Grande Prairie and 7 km east of Spirit River. Dunvegan Provincial Park is located 20 km north of the community.

Birch Hills County Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie.

Dunvegan, Alberta unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada

Dunvegan is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Dunvegan Creek.

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References

  1. "Town of Spirit River" . Retrieved 2009-11-28., from Fort Dunvegan Journal, 1854