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The Freeman River is a short river in west-central Alberta. The Freeman takes its name from the fur traders, who, after leaving the employ of the Hudsons Bay Company or the North West Company, decided to remain in the interior and work as free trappers or free hunters.[1]
[edit] Course
The river flows in a southeastern direction for much of its course. It flows through a significant petroleum and natural gas field near the town of Swan Hills, before being bridged by Alberta Highway 32. The river then paralles Alberta Highway 33, takes on the Morse River, and joins the Athabasca River near Fort Assiniboine.
[edit] Tributaries
- Mons Lake
- Louis Creek
- Judy Creek
- Freeman Creek
- Sarah Creek
- Morse River
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Aubrey, Merrily. Place Names of Alberta, Volume IV: Northern Alberta, (Calgary: University of Calgary, 1996), 79.
Alberta 
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