Rivière Qui Barre (river)

Rivière Qui Barre is a river in Central Alberta, Canada. The name is a translation, by early French-speaking settlers, of Keepootakawa (“river that bars the way”), the Cree name for the river.^[1]^[2]

Course

Through sections of its course, Rivière Qui Barre is little more than a stream. The river starts near Busby, flows through a number of small lakes in the Alexander Indian Reserve, passes near the hamlet of Rivière Qui Barre, and eventually empties into the Sturgeon River.

Tributaries

Deadman Lake, Alberta
Bard Lake, Alberta
Low Water Lake, Alberta

References

^ "Alberta Heritage Survey Program". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ "Rivière Qui Barre". Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society. Retrieved 2017-05-18.

53°42′49″N 113°51′06″W / 53.7137°N 113.8518°W / 53.7137; -113.8518

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[establisht-1] "Alberta Heritage Survey Program". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[2] "Rivière Qui Barre". Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society. Retrieved 2017-05-18.

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