| 词条 | Blindman River |
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| name = Blindman River | image = Blindman_River_AB.JPG | image_caption = The Blindman River, near Rimbey, Alberta | source1_location = Medicine Lake Provincial Grazing Reserve | source1_coordinates= {{coord|52|53|13|N|114|34|39|W|region:CA-AB_scale:10000}} | mouth_location = Red Deer River | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|52|21|17|N|113|45|26|W|region:CA-AB_scale:10000|name=Sturgeon River mouth|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Canada | length = | source1_elevation = {{convert|1003|m|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|859|m|ft|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} The Blindman River is a river in south-central Alberta. It forms south of Winfield, Alberta and flows southeastward before joining the Red Deer River near Red Deer. The Blindman is bridged by Alberta Highway 20 a number of times in its upper reaches, before passing near the town of Rimbey. The river then takes on the outflow of Gull Lake. It is bridged by Alberta Highway 2 at Red Deer before flowing into the Red Deer River. There are two competing theories regarding the name of the river. One theory suggests a Cree hunting party became snowblind while traveling and had to rest on the river banks until their eyes healed. The hunting party applied the name pas-ka-poo to the river, which translates as Blindman. The second theory argues that Blindman is a descriptive term, applied to the river because of its numerous meanders and curves.[1] The Paskapoo Formation, first described in its banks, takes its name from the Cree name for the Blindman. Tributaries
See also
References1. ^Tracey Harrison, Place Names of Alberta: Volume III, Central Alberta. (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1994), page 28. {{Alberta rivers and lakes}}{{Alberta-river-stub}} 1 : Rivers of Alberta |
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