 The headwaters of the Adams are several unnamed glaciers at roughly 2 @,@ 000 metres ( 6 @,@ 600 ft ) elevation in the north @-@ east region of the Monashee Range of the Columbia Mountains . The upper portion of the river flows roughly south and southwest through wetlands and passes through two small lakes , Tumtum and Mica . It has sections of rapids and whitewater , and flows over cataracts below Tumtum Lake . Its flow drops by 5 metres ( 16 ft ) per kilometre in certain sections . After travelling for 94 kilometres ( 58 mi ) and entering the Shuswap Highland , it enters the northern end of Adams Lake . 
 The headwaters of the Adams <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>several unnamed glaciers at roughly 2 @,@ 000 metres ( 6 @,@ 600 ft ) elevation in the north @-@ east region of the Monashee Range of the Columbia Mountains . The upper portion of the river <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>flows</mark></a> roughly south and southwest through wetlands and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>passes</mark></a> through two small lakes , Tumtum and Mica . It <a href='got' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> sections of rapids and whitewater , and <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>flows</mark></a> over cataracts below Tumtum Lake . Its flow <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>drops</mark></a> by 5 metres ( 16 ft ) per kilometre in certain sections . After travelling for 94 kilometres ( 58 mi ) and entering the Shuswap Highland , it <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>enters</mark></a> the northern end of Adams Lake . 
Da headwaters of tdaAdams several unnamed glaciers at roughly 2 @,@ 000 metres ( 6 @,@ 600 ft ) elevation in the north @-@ east region of thdaonashee Range of the Columbia Mountains . Thedaper portion of the river flow roughly south and southwest thru wetlands and pass through two small lakes , Tumtum and Mica . It got sections of rapids and whitewater , and flow over cataracts below Tumtum Lake . Its flow drop by 5 metres ( 16 ft ) per kilometre in certain sections . After travelling fa 94 kilometres ( 58 mi ) and entering the daswap southside , it enter the northern end of Adams Lake .