Ram River

The Ram River is a river rising in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. It flows eastward, taking on the North Ram River, before joining the North Saskatchewan River^[1] near the Town of Rocky Mountain House. The name Ram Rivulet appears on a David Thompson map of 1814. A ram is a male Rocky Mountain Sheep.^[2]

Ram River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ram River Glacier
• coordinates	51°53′19″N 116°10′59″W
• elevation	2,374 m (7,789 ft)
Mouth
• location	North Saskatchewan River
• coordinates	52°22′32″N 115°24′06″W
• elevation	1,048 m (3,438 ft)

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

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References

1. Oegema, Bart. "North Saskatchewan River". ESask. University of Regina. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. Karamitsanis, Aphrodite. Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991) pg. 203.