Ghost River (Alberta)
| Ghost River | |
|---|---|
Mount Aylmer with the North Ghost in the foreground | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South slopes of Mount Oliver |
| • coordinates | 51°24′38″N 115°29′20″W / 51.41056°N 115.48889°W |
| Mouth | Bow River at Ghost Lake |
• coordinates | 51°13′26″N 114°42′48″W / 51.22389°N 114.71333°W |
| Basin size | 911 km2 (352 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 119 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 111 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 453 m3/s (16,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Leseur Creek, Waiparous Creek, Robinson Creek |
| • right | Spectral Creek, Baymar Creek |
The Ghost River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It begins within the front ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, joining the Bow River at Ghost Lake. These waters flow through Cochrane, Calgary, and ultimately into Hudson Bay. The upper reaches of the Ghost are fully protected by the Ghost River Wilderness Area.
The origin of the name Ghost varies somewhat, but generally relates to local First Nations legends regarding a battle at the confluence of the Ghost and Bow between the Stoney and Blackfoot peoples. Spirits of those slain in the battle were said to haunt the area, leading to the name being adopted after it was initially coined Deadman's River by the Palliser Expedition in 1860.