Armstrong River (Manitoba)

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]

Armstrong River
Location
CountryCanada
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationManitoba

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.

55.768889°N 96.640556°W / 55.768889; -96.640556



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