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Embarras (other)
''Embarras'' is a term used by French explorers in North America for river obstacles such as blockages, logjams, etc. Embarras may also refer to: * Embarras, Alberta, a locality in Yellowhead County * Embarras River (Alberta), a tributary of the McLeod River * Embarras River (Illinois), a tributary of the Wabash River See also * Embarrass (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embarras, Alberta
Embarras is a locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from the Embarras River. 'Embarrass' is French for 'barrier', probably in reference to the piles of driftwood that often clog the shallow, winding river. History Embarras was founded in 1913 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP) when that company built the Alberta Coal Branch line south from Edson on the Edmonton-Prince Rupert mainline. The Coal Branch line was constructed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Branch Lines Company (GTPRBL) from the mainline at Bickerdike south to Coalspur and Lovett. Coal mines were opened by GTP subsidiaries at Mercoal, Cadomin and Mountain Park. Embarras, along with other sidings on the Coal Branch Line such as McLeod River, Erith, Weald, and Oke were all ghost towns by the 1960s with the decline in coal mining as railways converted to diesel locomotives. The Embarras siding housed a GTP type "E" station house on the north side of the tracks that was common on the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embarras River (Alberta)
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 The Embarras flows north-northeast through the foothills of the Canadian Rockies east of Jasper National Park before being joined by the Erith River. It then flows into the McLeod River, which in turn flows into the Athabasca River. It 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. In the winter, it freezes solid. In the summer, the flow rate can reach 35 mph. 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 Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embarras River (Illinois)
The Embarras River ( ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States. The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. The river drains a watershed around in an agricultural region. The name comes from French explorers, who used the term ''embarras'' for river obstacles, blockages, and difficulties relating to logjams and the like. Course The Embarras River rises in Champaign County. The upper reaches of the Embarras include the detention ponds near the intersection of Windsor Road with U.S. Route 45 in southeastern Champaign; the southern portion of the University of Illinois campus, including the small creek near the Vet Med Building; and Meadowbrook Park in south Urbana. The Embarras flows generally southward through Douglas, Coles, Cumberland, and Jasper Counties. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
