▁The ▁Lov ett ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁Al berta ▁fo oth ills . ▁ ▁The ▁Lov ett ▁is ▁an ▁early ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁P emb ina ▁River , ▁itself ▁a ▁major ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ath ab as ca ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁Lov ett ▁River ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Little ▁P emb ina ▁River , ▁but ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁changed . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁name ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁Lov ett ville , ▁a ▁def unct ▁coal ▁min ing ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity . ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁H . ▁A . ▁Lov ett , ▁President ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁Col lier ies , ▁a ▁min ing ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁The ▁river ▁forms ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁south ▁of ▁Co al sp ur , ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁It ▁flows ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁south west ▁direction ▁before ▁being ▁brid ged ▁by ▁Al berta ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 / Al berta ▁Highway ▁ 7 3 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁passes ▁through ▁an ▁active ▁coal ▁min ing ▁area ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁minor ▁natural ▁gas ▁fields , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁former ▁coal ▁min ing ▁towns ▁that ▁are ▁now ▁g host ▁towns . ▁ ▁It ▁th ens ▁dra ins ▁into ▁the ▁P emb ina ▁River ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Al berta ▁rivers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Al berta <0x0A> </s> ▁Mac rob ath ra ▁pro x ena ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁in ▁the ▁family