Embarras River (Alberta)

Infobox_River
river_name = Embarras River


image_size = 280px
caption = The Embarras River south of Hinton, Alberta
origin = Embarras River Headwaters
coord|53|10|39|N|117|00|27|W|scale:10000_region:CA-AB_type:river
mouth = McLeod River
coord|52|27|37|N|116|37|06|W|scale:10000_region:CA-AB_type:river
basin_countries = flag|Alberta CAN
length =
elevation = m to ft|1189|abbr=yes
mouth_elevation = m to ft|927|abbr=yes
discharge =
watershed = The Embarras River is a short river in west-central Alberta, Canada. The river likely derived its name from the French word for obstruction, because it is often obstructed by driftwood. [Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). "Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1". Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 79]

Course

It flows north-northeast through the Rocky Mountain foothils before being joined by the Erith river. It then flows ins into the McLeod River, which in turn flows into the Athabasca River.

The Embarras forms near Robb, Alberta at the junction of a few small creeks. Snaking northward, the Embarras parallels Alberta Highway 47 before its confluence with the McLeod.

Embarras Landing is a former coal town established at the confluence of the river with Prest Creek.

Tributaries

*Dummy (Hay) Creek
*Prest Creek
*Neill Creek
*Mitchell Creek
*Baril Creek
**Lambert Creek

ee also

*List of Alberta rivers

References

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