The Lobstick River is a small river in originating in west-central
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It flows north from the foothills before entering
Chip Lake. It then flows eastward through the community of
Lobstick before joining the
Pembina River, which in turn flows into the
Athabasca River
The Athabasca River (French: ''Rivière Athabasca'') in Alberta, Canada, originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows more than before emptying into Lake Athabasca. Much of the land along its banks is protected in nationa ...
.
The Lobstick River took its name from the fur-trade era practice of creating
lobsticks or lopsticks.
[Podruchny, Carolyn (2006). "Making the Voyageur World: Travelers and Traders in the North American Fur Trade". Lincoln: University of Nebraska Pres, pg. 140-142.]
Tributaries
From origins to mouth, the Lobstick River receives waters from the following tributaries:
*Brule Creek
*Little Brule Creek
*
Chip Lake
**Poison Creek
See also
*
List of Alberta rivers
Alberta's rivers flow towards three different bodies of water, the Arctic Ocean, the Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Alberta is located immediately east of the continental divide, so no rivers from Alberta reach the Pacific Ocean.
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References
Rivers of Alberta
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