Rivière Qui Barre (river) explained

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

53.7137°N -113.8518°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alberta Heritage Survey Program. Alberta Register of Historic Places. Government of Alberta. 11 March 2016.
2. Web site: Rivière Qui Barre . Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society . 2017-05-18.