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The Bow River - 365 miles long - is in the Canadian province of Alberta and is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River. Its name derives from the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the locals to make bows.

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Its name derives from the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the locals to make bows.

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