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6 unusual facts about Pembina River


Belcourt, North Dakota

In his 1849 report to his superiors, he described the Chippewa historical territory in the Pembina River basin as covering an area about 400 miles from north to south and 500 miles from east to west.

Harry Marshall Erskine Evans

Evans moved to Alberta in 1906 to prospect coal seams on the Pembina River.

Lake Souris

Therefore, when its channel of discharge was transferred to the new course by Pelican Lake and along the Pembina River, Lake Souris was suddenly lowered about 125 feet to the level of the top of the bluffs of Langs Valley, and a further lowering of 110 feet was afterward effected by the gradual erosion of this valley.

Pembina oil field

The mature field is centered around Drayton Valley and is named for the Pembina River, which crosses the region from southwest to northeast.

Pembina River Provincial Park

The short 16A highway spur crosses the southern edge of the park, which is developed along the gorges of the Pembina River.

Viburnum trilobum

The name Pembina was then applied to two rivers, one in Manitoba and North Dakota, and one in Alberta, and from the rivers the named was applied to several other places and institutions.



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