Lovett River

Lovett River
The Lovett River from Alberta Highway 734
Country	Alberta  Canada
Basin
Main source	Lovett River Headwaters 1,427 m (4,682 ft) 53°04′41″N 116°53′59″W / 53.07806°N 116.89972°W / 53.07806; -116.89972 (Primary source of Lovett River)
River mouth	Pembina River 1,330 m (4,360 ft) 52°59′11″N 116°38′20″W / 52.98639°N 116.63889°W / 52.98639; -116.63889 (Mouth of Lovett River)Coordinates: 52°59′11″N 116°38′20″W / 52.98639°N 116.63889°W / 52.98639; -116.63889 (Mouth of Lovett River)

The Lovett River is a short river in the Alberta foothills. The Lovett is an early tributary of the Pembina River, itself a major tributary of the Athabasca River. The Lovett River was formerly known as the Little Pembina River, but to avoid confusion its name was changed. The new name was derived from Lovettville, a defunct coal mining town in the vicinity. The settlement took its name from H. A. Lovett, President of North American Collieries, a mining company in the area.^[1]

Course

The river forms in the foothills south of Coalspur, Alberta. It flows in a general southwest direction before being bridged by Alberta Highway 40/Alberta Highway 734. It passes through an active coal mining area and a few minor natural gas fields, as well as former coal mining towns that are now ghost towns. It thens drains into the Pembina River

See also

• List of Alberta rivers

References

Hydrography of Alberta
Rivers	Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan
Waterfalls	Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta
Lakes	Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun
Reservoirs	Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer
Glaciers	Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield
Other	Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)