Bow Valley

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View from Morant's Curve in Banff National Park
View from Morant's Curve in Banff National Park
View from Canadian Pacific Railway, 1914
View from Canadian Pacific Railway, 1914

Bow Valley is a valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada. It may be named for its resemblance to an archer's bow.

[edit] Parks

Bow Valley Provincial Park (part of the Kananaskis park system) is established east of the Canadian Rockies in the arch of the valley, while the upper course of the Bow River flows through the Banff National Park.

[edit] Lakes

Many lakes, glacial and artificial are found in the Bow Valley:


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