Mackenzie River - Wikipedia
It forms, along with the Slave, Peace, and Finlay, the longest river system in Canada, and includes the second largest drainage basin of any North American river after the Mississippi. The Mackenzie River flows through a vast, thinly populated region of forest and tundra entirely within the Northwest Territories in Canada, although its many ...
Drainage Basin - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Feb 7, 2006 · River Network. The rivers contributing to the Arctic Drainage basin include the Peace, Athabasca and Liard rivers, all of which rise on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The largest river in the region is the Mackenzie. It has an average discharge of 9,910 m 3 /s into the Beaufort Sea.
Canada’s Longest River, Wildlife & History - Britannica
Oct 11, 2024 · Mackenzie River, major river system in the drainage pattern of northwestern North America. Its basin is the largest in Canada, and it is exceeded on the continent only by the Mississippi-Missouri system.
Mackenzie River Basin overview - Canada.ca
Oct 15, 2024 · The Mackenzie River Basin is Canada’s largest river basin, covering about 1.8 million km 2 or about 20% of the landmass of Canada. It includes portions of five provinces and territories. The rivers in the basin cross multiple political boundaries.
Mackenzie River - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Feb 7, 2006 · The Mackenzie River runs northwest through the Northwest Territories, from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea. Its total drainage basin — 1.8 million km 2 — is the largest of any river in Canada and its mean discharge of 9,700 m 3 /s is second only to that of the St. Lawrence. The river's peak discharge occurs in June, but its flow is ...
Water sources: rivers - Canada.ca
A river's watershed or drainage basin -- the area supplying it with water -- is separated from the watersheds of neighbouring rivers by higher lands called drainage divides. Details can be found below. Map of Canada's Continental Watersheds.
Canada - Rivers, Lakes, Drainage | Britannica
Nov 5, 2024 · About three-fourths of Canada’s land area is drained by rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean and Hudson and James bays. The Arctic drainage basin is dominated by the Mackenzie River, Canada’s longest river, which flows 2,635 miles (4,241 km) from its source to its mouth.
River systems of Canada - Open Government Portal
River systems of Canada. The map shows the location of rivers, glaciers and the six physiographic regions of Canada. Rivers serve as the natural drainage channels for surface waters. The network formed by river systems receives water …
Columbia River - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Apr 22, 2013 · The Columbia River runs from the southeast corner of British Columbia through Washington and Oregon states to the Pacific Ocean. Its drainage basin is one of the largest in North America, and dams along its Canadian course generate about half of BC’s hydroelectricity.
Drainage Basins - Open Government Portal
This map shows the five ocean drainage areas in Canada, the major river basins, the internal drainage areas and the diverted drainage areas. A drainage basin, sometimes called a watershed, is an area where all surface water shares the same drainage outlet.