| Paddle River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Paddle River Headwaters |
| • coordinates | 53°55′19″N 115°39′13″W / 53.92194°N 115.65361°W |
| • elevation | 896 m (2,940 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pembina River |
• coordinates | 54°06′21″N 114°14′54″W / 54.10583°N 114.24833°W |
• elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
The Paddle River is a short river in northern Alberta, Canada. Known as Pimiskāw sīpiy (Paddle River) by the Cree, the river was named because of its slow speed. During the fur trade era, a canoe could be easily paddled up the river, in contrast to the more arduous task of ascending a swifter river like the Pembina River that required poling or tracking.[1]
- ^ Harrison, Tracey. Place Names of Alberta, Volume III: Central Alberta, (Calgary: University of Calgary, 1994), 191.