Spirit River (Alberta)

Spirit River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSpirit Ridge
 • coordinates55°40′45″N 119°10′49″W / 55.67918°N 119.18016°W / 55.67918; -119.18016 (Spirit River Origin)
 • elevation920 meters (3,020 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Saddle River
 • coordinates
55°48′55″N 118°22′21″W / 55.81531°N 118.37253°W / 55.81531; -118.37253 (Spirit River Mouth)
 • elevation
440 meters (1,440 ft)

The Spirit River is a river in northern Alberta, Canada. The name is a translation of the Cree words Chepe Sepi, meaning ghost or spirit.[1]

The town of Spirit River is established close to the river banks and is named for the river, as is the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 and the Spirit River Formation, a geological formation of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

  1. ^ "Town of Spirit River". Retrieved 2009-11-28., from Fort Dunvegan Journal, 1854