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she's running high. It originates out of Helen Lake which we hope to visit the next day.
The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word "Mokowan" or "Mokoan", meaning stomach (the river was previously referred to as Mokowan River).
The river was the scene of the Battle of the Belly River between the Cree and the Blackfoot Confederacy in 1870.
The river gives the name to the Cretaceous age Belly River Formation, which was observed on its banks by George Mercer Dawson in 1883.
The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word "Mokowan" or "Mokoan", meaning stomach (the river was previously referred to as Mokowan River).
The river was the scene of the Battle of the Belly River between the Cree and the Blackfoot Confederacy in 1870.
The river gives the name to the Cretaceous age Belly River Formation, which was observed on its banks by George Mercer Dawson in 1883.