Ram River

Ram River

Infobox_River
river_name = Ram River


image_size = 280px
caption =
origin = Ram River Glacier
coord|51|53|19|N|116|10|59|W|scale:10000_region:CA-AB_type:river
mouth = North Saskatchewan River
coord|52|22|32|N|115|24|06|W|scale:10000_region:CA-AB_type:river
basin_countries = flag|Alberta CAN
length =
elevation = m to ft|2374|abbr=yes
mouth_elevation = m to ft|1048|abbr=yes
discharge =
watershed =
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 ram is a male Rocky Mountain Sheep. [Karamitsanis, Aphrodite. "Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1". (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991) pg. 203.]

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.

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

ee also

*List of Alberta rivers

References

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