Armstrong River (Manitoba)

Armstrong River
Location
CountryCanada
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationManitoba

The Armstrong River is a watercourse in Manitoba, Canada, that flows east into the Nelson River.[1] Like the nearby Armstrong Lake, it was named after H. W. D. Armstrong, who was chief engineer of construction on the Hudson Bay Railway in 1912.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Summary Report of the Geological Survey Department. Geological Survey of Canada. 1916. p. 133. ...Armstrong river was descended to Nelson river and the latter followed to Split lake
  2. ^ Geographical Names of Manitoba. Manitoba Conservation. 2000. p. 12. ISBN 9780771115172. ...Armstrong Lake as well as Armstrong River (63 P/15) were named after H. W. D. Armstrong, chief engineer of construction on the Hudson Bay Railway in 1912.

55°46′08″N 96°38′26″W / 55.768889°N 96.640556°W / 55.768889; -96.640556


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