Ram River

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Ram River
Origin Ram River Glacier
51°53′19″N 116°10′59″W / 51.88861, -116.18306
Mouth North Saskatchewan River
52°22′32″N 115°24′06″W / 52.37556, -115.40167
Basin countries Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Source elevation 2,374 m (7,789 ft)
Mouth elevation 1,048 m (3,438 ft)

The Ram River is a significant river rising in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. It flows westward, taking on the North Ram River, before joining the North Saskatchewan River near the town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. The name Ram Rivulet appears on a David Thompson map of 1814. A bighorn sheep is a male Rocky Mountain Sheep.[1]

The Ram River is characterized by numerous waterfalls and deep canyons throughout its course. It is first bridged by Alberta Highway 734, and again by a secondary road above its confluence with the North Saskatchewan River. Ram Falls Provincial Recreation Area is also located on the river.

[edit] Tributaries

  • Hummingbird Creek
    • Canary Creek, Onion Creek, Onion Lake
  • Lynx Creek
  • North Ram River
    • Farley Lake, Kiska Creek, Joyce River, Lynch Creek, Phillip Creek, Pinto Creek
  • Fall Creek
  • Tawdina Creek

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite. Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991) pg. 203.