page_title: La Loche River (Saskatchewan)
section_title: Historic map
hierarchical_section_title: La Loche River (Saskatchewan) / Historic map
caption_attribution_description: English: Part of John Franklin's expedition map of 1819-1820 showing Methye Portage and the Clearwater River.
context_page_description: The La Loche River is a small river in north west Saskatchewan. The distance from its source at the south east end of Lac La Loche to its mouth at the north end of Peter Pond Lake is 56 km. The river is bridged by Highway 956 about 5 kilometres from its source. The Kimowin River flows in from the west.
context_section_description: This section of Franklin's 1819-20 map shows the fur trade route from Peter Pond Lake, up the La Loche River (Methye River), across Lac La Loche (Methye Lake), across the Methye Portage to the west flowing Clearwater River then north up the Athabasca River. Shown on the map are the early trading posts of the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company situated on the south west side of Lac La Loche. The portages shown are measured in yards. Two portages are shown on the La Loche River.
caption: A section of John Franklin's 1819-20 expedition map showing the La Loche River as the Methye River
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