Hamelin Creek - Hunting Creek

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Hamelin Creek 84 D/2 - Hines Creek
16-81-6-W6
56° 02' 20” N 118° 52' 30” W
Flows east north-east into Peace River approximately 30 km south-east of Fairview

It first shows on federal government maps as early as 1918 and is likely named after a survey crew member.
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Hangingstone River 74 D/11 - Fort McMurray
10-89-9-W4
56° 43' N 111° 20' W
Flows north into Clearwater River, at Fort McMurray

This descriptive name, noted by A.J. Tremblay, DLS, ALS during his survey in 1912, comes from a big rock that hung out over the edge of the river bank. On hot days, the oil sands used to seep through fissures in the rock.
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Hanmore Lake 83 I/17 Newbrook
30-61-W4
54° 17' N 112° 31' W
Approximately 21 km north of Smoky Lake

The name for this lake has been official since at least 1958 and apparently commemorates a survey party or parties unknown in the Lac La Biche district.
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Harper Creek (DeBolt) 83 M/1 - DeBolt
15-14-71-1-W6
55° 08' N 118° 02' W
Flows south-west into Cornwall Creek, approximately 45 km east of Grande Prairie

The local people remember Danny Harper who operated a stopping place along the creek at approximately 1-71-1-W6. He may have been a member of the survey crew although his name was not mentioned in any of the extant Dominion Land Surveys records of the time.
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Harper Creek (Edra Creek) 84 I/4 - Edra Creek
SW-32-106-24-W4
58° 14' N 113° 56' W
Flows east into Birch River approximately 189 km east of High Level

It has appeared on federal government maps as early as 1916 and was named after C.H. Harper, DLS, a leveller on the survey crew of T.H. Plunkett, DLS.
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Harris, Mount 82 N/16 - Siffleur River
33-32-16-W5
51° 47' N 116° 13' W
Approximately 80 km north-west of Banff

This mountain, which is 3,299 m in altitude, was named after L.E. Harris, ALS. In 1919, he was the first person to climb the mountain.
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Harrison River 74 L/9 - Old Fort Bay
10-36-110-21-W4
58° 41' N 110° 21' W
Flows west into Old Fort Bay approximately 218 km north north-east of Fort McMurray

It appears on maps as early as 1919. According to the files of the Geographic Board of Canada, it was named after J.B. McFarlane, DLS, ALS, after his friend, Mr. Harrison from Toronto, who was interested in hunting and exploration.
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Hawk Mountain 83 E/1 - Snaring
26-46-1-W6
53° 01' N 118° 01' W
Approximately 16 km north of Jasper

A hawk was seen flying about the summit of this 2,553 m mountain at the time of its naming in 1916. The name was officially applied by M.P. Bridgland.
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Helen Lake 84 C/12 - Dixonville
18-87-24-W5
56° 32' N 117° 49' W
Approximately 41 km north north-west of Grimshaw

After whom this is named is not known; the name first appears in the notes of G.A. Tipper, DLS, in 1913. The lake may also have been known as Slimson Lake before that.
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Henderson Creek 84 K/13 - Henderson Creek
15-115-23-W5
59° 00' N 117° 50' W
Flows north north-east into Hay River approximately 66 km north-west of High Level

Named by J.R. Akins, DLS, during the 1914 survey season. It was named after Francis Dillon Henderson also a surveyor, who at the time this was named was Secretary of the Board of Examiners for the Dominion Land Surveyors.
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Hibernia Lake 83 D/16 - Jasper
7-45-1-W6
52° 52' N 118° 08' W
Approximately 3 km west of Jasper

Hibernia is the Latin name for Ireland. The lake was named in 1914 by H. Matheson of the Dominion Land Survey. Its waters are reputed to have a paddy-green colour.
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Hiding Creek 83 L/13 - Calahoo Creek
36-67-14-W6
54° 50' N 120° 00' W
Flows west into British Columbia approximately 82 km south-west of Grande Prairie

Recorded by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1924, the name is descriptive of its location for it traverses very difficult country and at one time provided a safe haven for moose.
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Hilda Lake 74 L/12 - Hilda Lake
22-110-11-W4
58° 34' N 111° 45' W
Approximately 196 km north of Fort McMurray

The name is found on maps as early as 1919 and is likely named after a relative of a survey crew member.
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Hines Creek 83 M/15 - Raycroft
13-7-80-4-W6
55° 55' N 118° 37' W
Flows south into Peace River approximately 20 km north-east of Spirit River

Possibly named after an Anglican missionary who, according to Crockford's Clerical Dictionary, served at Sandy Lake Mission in what was then known as the North-West Territories. He was there for the years 1875-1888. The surveyor is the area in 1908 recorded it as Muddy Creek. In 1912, G.A. Tipper referred to it as Hines Creek but also noted it was at one time called Island Creek.
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Hoffman, Mount 82 J/10 - Mount Rae
18-19-5-W5
50° 36' N 114° 37' W
Approximately 28 km west of Turner Valley

This mountain, which is 1,829 m in altitude, was named by A.O. Wheeler in 1896 after a member of his survey party. Mr. Hoffman subsequently became a hotel propietor in Olds. The name was made official September 6, 1951.
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Hollies Creek 74 D/10 - Hollies Creek
30-88-6-W4
56° 40' N 110° 57' W
Flows south-west into Clearwater River, approximately 28 km east south-east of Fort McMurray

Named in 1925 for R.T. Hollies, an instrument man on a survey in the area in 1914-1915.
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Horse River 74 D/11 - Fort McMurray
17-89-9-W4
56° 43' N 111° 23' W
Flows north-east into Athabasca River at Fort McMurray

The origin of the name Horse River is unclear. It has been suggested that the river received its name because a horse fell through ice into the river, or because packhorses were able to ford this river in two places. A.J. Tremblay, DLS, ALS, referred to it as Horse Creek in 1912.
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Horseshoe Ridge 82 J/1 - Langford Creek
16-13-3-W5
50° 05' N 114° 20' W
Approximately 55 km west of Claresholm

Named by M.P. Bridgland on June 30, 1915, this ridge measures 2,131 m in altitude. Its name is descriptive of the sweeping curve in the ridge which faces north-east.
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Hotchkiss 84 F/4 - Hotchkiss
26-93-23-W5
57° 06' N 117° 34' W
Approximately 19 km north of Manning

The station, hamlet and river were all named in 1915 in honour of C.P. Hotchkiss, DLS, who worked with J.R. Akins on the survey of the 93rd township in 1915-1916.
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House Mountain 83 O/4 - House Mountain
10-70-11-W5
55° 03' N 115° 36' W
Approximately 60 km west south-west of the town of Slave Lake

According to J.N. Wallace, in correspondence to the Geographic Board of Canada, it is a "translation of Waskahigan Watchee, so called from the resemblance of its profile to the roof of a house which is very marked from a certain direction." Waskahigan is the Cree word for house or lodge.
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Hunting Creek 83 N/13 - Tangent
8-4-79-23-W5
55° 49' N 117° 32' W
Flows north-west into Smoky River approximately 40 km west north-west of McLennan

The name was recorded by a surveyor in 1909. The origin of the name is not known; however, it may be descriptive of activities carried on near the watercourse. When it was being surveyed, a portion of it was labelled as Racing Creek.
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