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The Blindman River is a medium-sized river in south-central Alberta. It forms south of Winfield, Alberta and flows southeastward before joining the Red Deer River near Red Deer. The Blindman is bridged by Alberta Highway 20 a number of times in its upper reaches, before passing near the town of Rimbey. The river then takes on the outflow of Gull Lake. It is bridged by Alberta Highway 2 at Red Deer before flowing into the Red Deer River. There are two competing theories regarding the name of the river. One theory suggests a Cree hunting party became snowblind while traveling and had to rest on the river banks until their eyes healed. The hunting party applied the name ''pas-ka-poo'' to the river, which translates as ''Blindman.'' The second theory argues that ''Blindman'' is a descriptive term, applied to the river because of its numerous meanders and curves.〔Tracey Harrison, ''Place Names of Alberta: Volume III, Central Alberta.'' (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1994), page 28.〕 The Paskapoo Formation, first described in its banks, takes its name from the Cree name for the Blindman. ==Tributaries== *Anderson Creek *Lloyd Creek *Boyd Creek *Potter Creek *Gull Lake *Anderson Creek 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blindman River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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