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| Origin | Great Slave Lake, in Northwest Territories |
| Mouth | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Length | 1,738 km (1,080 mi) without headstreams, 4,241 km (2,635 mi) with headstreams |
| Avg. Great Slave Lake (French Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (behind Great Bear The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page discharge | 9,700 cubic metres per second |
| Basin area | 1,805,200 km² (696,991. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time 6 sq mi)[1] |
The Mackenzie River (French: Fleuve Mackenzie) originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Great Slave Lake (French Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (behind Great Bear The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major It is the longest river in Canada at 1,738 km and, together with its headstreams the Peace and the Finlay, the second longest river in North America at 4,241 km in length. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about the river For the town in Alberta see Peace River Alberta. Finlay River is a 402 km long river in north-central British Columbia flowing north and thence south from Thutade Lake in the Omineca Mountains to [1] The Mackenzie and its tributaries drain 1,805,200 square kilometers. [2] Its mean discharge is 9,700 cubic metres per second.
The large marshy delta of the Mackenzie River provides habitat for migrating Snow Geese, Tundra Swans, and Brant as well as breeding habitat for other waterfowl. The Snow Goose ( Chen caerulescens) is a North American Species of Goose. The Tundra Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) is a small Holarctic Swan. The Brent Goose ( Branta bernicla) a Goose of the Genus Branta, is known in North America as Brant. The estuary is a calving area for Beluga whales.
The river is navigable for approximately five months of the year. It freezes over in October and the ice on the river breaks up in May. During the winter months, sections of the river are used as an ice road. Ice roads or Ice crossings (which are sometimes referred to as ice bridges) are frozen man-made structures formed on the surface of bays Inlets
During the ice-free period the river is navigable over its entire length. Barge traffic from an intermodal hub at the railhead at Hay River serves much of the Western Arctic. Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in a container or Vehicle, using multiple modes of Transportation ( A railhead is a terminus of a railway line that interfaces with another Transport mode, such as Shipping. Hay River, known as "the Hub of the North" Demographics Hay River has a population of 3648 and the nearby Hay River Reserve (Katl'odeeche First
The Mackenzie (previously Disappointment River) was named after Alexander Mackenzie, who travelled the river while trying to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1789. Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Alasdair MacCoinnich 1764 - March 12, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the Dene languages it is called Deh Cho. The Dene ( Dené) are an aboriginal group of First Nations who live in the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada.
The River Flows North.
The divide between the Mackenzie basin and the basin of the Yukon River to the west forms the central portion of the boundary between Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories.
See also
References
- ^ a b Atlas of Canada. The following is a list of Rivers and creeks that are situated in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Arctic Watershed Mackenzie River Watershed Upper Liard River Rancheria River The Atlas of Canada is an Internet Atlas that has information on every City, Town, Village, and hamlet in Canada Rivers in Canada. Retrieved on 2008-03-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
- ^ Mackenzie River. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 12, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service
External links
- Information and a map of the Mackenzie's watershed
- Canadian Council for Geographic Education page with a series of articles on the history of the Mackenzie River.
- Atlas of Canada's page devoted to Arctic rivers of Canada.
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