The Lobstick River is a small river in originating in west-central Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It flows north from the foothills before entering Chip Lake

Chip Lake

Chip Lake is a large lake in west-central Alberta. The Lobstick River flows through the lake. It in turn is a tributary of the Pembina River, which eventually flows into the Athabasca River....

. It then flows eastward through the community of Lobstick

Lobstick, Alberta

Lobstick is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.It is located on the Yellowhead Highway , approximately west of Edmonton. It is established on the banks of the Lobstick River, downstream from Chip Lake. It has an elevation of .- See also :*List of...

 before joining the Pembina River

Pembina River (Alberta)

Pembina is a river in central Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Athabasca River.Pembina is a Canadian French name for the high bush cranberry . The river gives the name to the Pembina oil field,an oil and gas producing region centered around Drayton Valley...

, which in turn flows into the Athabasca River

Athabasca River

The Athabasca River originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada...

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The Lobstick River took its name from the fur-trade era practice of creating Lobsticks or lopsticks.

Tributaries

From origins to mouth, the Lobstick River receives waters from the following tributaries:

• Brule Creek
• Little Brule Creek
• Chip Lake
  • Poison Creek