Notikewin River
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The Notikewin River is a tributary of the Peace River in northern Alberta, Canada. The Notikewin Provincial Park is established at the mouth of the river.
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Notikewin River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Clear Hills |
• coordinates | 56.66594°N 119.43978°W / 56.66594; -119.43978 (Notikewin River headwaters) |
• elevation | 1,055 meters (3,461 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Peace River |
• coordinates | 57.27938°N 117.13529°W / 57.27938; -117.13529 (Notikewin River mouth) |
• elevation | 275 meters (902 ft) |
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The name derives from nôtinikewin (ᓅᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ), the Cree word for "battle".[1] The name is shared with the settlement of Notikewin,[2] and is lent to the Notikewin Member, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.