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Named after Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, it lies in Alberta's Rockies on the Bow River, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the lake that shares its name. Initially settled in 1884 as an outpost for the Canadian Pacific Railway , Lake Louise sits at an elevation of 1,600 m (5,200 ft), making it Canada's highest community.
At that point, the river briefly touches the Spray Valley Provincial Park before returning to Banff National Park. [1] The river originally continued to flow north-northwest between the Goat Range and the Sundance Range before merging with Goat Creek at the northern end of the Goat Range and eventually meeting the Bow River in the Town of Banff ...
Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada.It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies, at an altitude of 1920 m.. The lake lies south of the Bow Summit, east of the Waputik Range (views including Wapta Icefield, Bow Glacier, Bow Peak, Mount Thompson, Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Mountain) and west of the Dolomite Pass, Dolomite Peak and Cirque Peak.
Bow Valley is a valley along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada. The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations people to make bows; the Blackfoot language name for the river is Makhabn , meaning "river where bow weeds grow".
Bow Falls is a major waterfall on the Bow River, Alberta just before the junction of it and the Spray River. [1] They are located near the Banff Springs Hotel and golf course on the left-hand side of River Road.
The Bow River Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Bow River in Banff, Alberta. It was built in 1921 [1] [2] and is currently in use. The bridge is adorned with small stones from the river and locally sourced Rundle rock. [3] The bridge also has 3 Indian head reliefs with headresses on either side.
The Bow River provides habitat for wildlife and many opportunities for recreation such as fishing and boating. Both fly fishermen and spinner fishermen share the river in all four seasons of the year. Serious anglers from all over the world visit the Bow River for its thriving population of brown trout and rainbow trout. The Bow River holds a ...
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