Embarras River (other)
Embarras River may refer to: * Embarras River (Alberta), a river in Canada * Embarras River (Illinois), a river in the United States See also *Embarrass River (other) Embarrass River may refer to: *Embarrass River (Minnesota) The Embarrass River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 tributary of the Saint Louis River in no ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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