The Ram River is a river rising in the

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. It flows eastward, taking on the North Ram River, before joining the North Saskatchewan River near the Town of

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. The name ''Ram Rivulet'' appears on a David Thompson map of 1814. A ram is a male

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.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

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, and again by a secondary road above its

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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

References

Rivers of Alberta North Saskatchewan River {{Alberta-river-stub

Tributaries

See also

References