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List Of Rivers Of The Northwest Territories
This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada. By watershed Arctic Ocean watershed * Back River ( Nunavut) ;Canadian Arctic Archipelago * Hornaday River (Nunavut) * Kagloryuak River (Nunavut) *Nanook River (Nunavut) *Roscoe River (Nunavut) * Thomsen River ;Beaufort Sea watershed * Anderson River * Horton River (Nunavut) * Mackenzie River & watershed **Great Slave Lake watershed ***Slave River (Alberta) **** Salt River (Alberta) *** Hay River (Alberta & British Columbia) ***Yellowknife River *** Cameron River ***Taltson River *** Lockhart River ** Kakisa River (Alberta) ** Horn River ** Bouvier River ** Redknife River ** Trout River **Jean Marie River ** Spence River ** Rabbitskin River **Liard River ( Yukon & British Columbia) ***South Nahanni River (Yukon) ***Muskeg River *** Kotaneelee River (Yukon) *** Frances River ** Harris River **Martin River ** Trail River ** North Nahanni River ** Root River ** Willowlake River ** River Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2016 census population of 41,790, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2022 is 45,605. Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and only city in the territory; its population was 19,569 as of the 2016 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission. The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999, when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt River (Canada)
Salt River is a river in Canada whose source is McNeil Lake in Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta. It enters the Slave River north of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. The main tributaries are Brine Creek (mouth coordinates ) and Loop Creek (mouth coordinates ). Salt River settlement At the mouth of the river is a village known as Salt River. It was settled in the latter part of the 18th century. Francois Beaulieu (1771–1872) was its most notable resident. A Roman Catholic mission was in the village from 1850 until 1876 when it moved to Fort Smith. Salt deposits were collected from the banks during the fur trade era. See also *List of rivers of Alberta *List of rivers of the Northwest Territories This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada. By watershed Arctic Ocean watershed * Back River ( Nunavut) ;Canadian Arctic Archipelago * Hornaday River (Nunavut) * Kagloryuak River (Nunavut) *Nanoo ... References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spence River
Spence may refer to: Places * Spence, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia * Division of Spence, a federal electoral division in Australia * Spence, South Australia, a locality * Spence, Ontario, Canada, a ghost town People * Spence (surname), a list of people with the surname Spence * Spence (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname Maritime vessels * , two ships of the Royal Navy * , a World War II destroyer * ''Spence'' (tugboat), a tugboat that sank in 2015 Other uses * Spence Diamonds, a Canadian jewelry retailer * Spence School, a day school for girls in New York City * Spence Air Base, Georgia, United States, a United States Air Force base from 1941 to 1961, reopened as: ** Spence Airport, Georgia, United States, a public-use airport * Spence Kovak, a fictional character played by Jeremy Piven See also * Spence Shale, the middle member of the Langston Formation in southeastern Idaho and northeastern Utah, United States * Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Marie River (Northwest Territories)
Jean Marie River (Slavey language: ''Tthek'éhdélį'' or ''Tthek'edeli'' "water flowing over clay") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the Jean Marie River where it joins the Mackenzie River. The community has a small airport, Jean Marie River Airport, and is accessible by charter aircraft throughout the year and by the all-season JMR Access Road from the Mackenzie Highway. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jean Marie River had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In 2016, the majority of its population was First Nations. The main languages in the community are Dene Zhatie ( South Slavey) and English. Services Royal Canadian Mounted Police services are provided through Fort Simpson. There is neither a hospital nor a heal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trout River (Northwest Territories)
Trout River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River. The river gives the name to the Trout River Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Course The Trout River originates in Sambaa K'e at an elevation of . It flows north and then east, through occasional rapids, receiving the waters from several creeks and lakes. The course becomes meandered before it is crossed by the Mackenzie Highway, where the river turns sharply west, then north. It continues through a deep canyon, then empties into the Mackenzie River, downstream from Jean Marie River and upstream from Mills Lake, at an elevation of . See also *List of rivers of the Northwest Territories This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada. By watershed Arctic Ocean watershed * Back River ( Nunavut) ;Canadian Arctic Archipelago * Hornaday River (Nunavut) * Kagloryuak River (Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redknife River
The Redknife River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Redknife Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for the river. Course The Redknife river originates in the ''Redknife Hills'', at an elevation of . It flows east down the slopes of the hill, then turns north, draws water from a lake system, then turns north-east. It is crossed by the Mackenzie Highway, then turns north and flows into the Mackenzie River at an elevation of , downstream from Fort Providence and upstream from Jean Marie River. See also *List of rivers of the Northwest Territories This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada. By watershed Arctic Ocean watershed * Back River ( Nunavut) ;Canadian Arctic Archipelago * Hornaday River (Nunavut) * Kagloryuak River (Nunavut) *Nanoo ... References Rivers of the Northwest Territories Tributaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouvier River
Bouvier may refer to: People Bouvier, a French surname, is the last name of several notable people: * Augustus Jules Bouvier, English artist * Charles Bouvier, Swiss bobsledder * Edith Bouvier, aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; appeared in the documentary film ''Grey Gardens'' (1975) * Eugène Louis Bouvier, French zoologist * Hélène Bouvier, French mezzo-soprano * Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier), (1929–1994), the First Lady to John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States of America * Janet Lee Bouvier (1907–1989), mother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill * Jean-Baptiste Bouvier (1783–1854), French theologian and Bishop of Le Mans * Jeanne Bouvier (1865–1964), a French textile worker and trade unionist * John Bouvier (1787–1851), American jurist and compiler of famous law dictionary * John Vernou Bouvier III ("Black Jack"), stockbroker and father of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill * Lee Radziwill (née Bouvier) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn River
The Horn River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River. The river gives the name to the Horn River Formation, a shale deposit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The Horn River Basin refers to the extent of the Horn River Formation in the subsurface, and is not defined by the Horn River watershed. Course The river originates south of the Great Bear Lake. It flows south-east through a series of rapids north of the Horn Plateau, then has a meandered flow. ''Fawn Lake'' is a complex wetland formed along the middle course of the Horn River, and is followed downstream by the ''Second Lake''. The river turns south-west, where the ''Mink Lake'' is formed along its course. The Laferte River also flows into the Mink Lake. Horn River then flows south, and it receives the waters of the Bluefish River before it empties into the Mackenzie River, downstream from the Great Slave Lake), immediately upstream from Mills Lake, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakisa River
The Kakisa River is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The river gives the name to the Kakisa Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Course The Kakisa River originates in northern Alberta, immediately south of the Northwest Territories border, from Creighton Lake, at an elevation of . It flows westwards, briefly crossing into the Northwest Territories, then back into Alberta. east of the British Columbia border it turns north and flows back in the Northwest Territories. It keeps a north to northeast direction, paralleling the Redknife River for a while, then turns east, where it builds a complex lake and channel system before it empties into the Tathlina Lake at its western extremity. It flows out the north side of the lake and continues north, receives the waters of Gull Creek, then flows into the Kakisa Lake at its southern shore. It flows out at the eastern side of the lake, drops through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockhart River (Northwest Territories)
The Lockhart River is a river in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The river begins at eastern end of Mackay Lake and flows east through Aylmer Lake into Clinton-Golden Lake, where it turns southward into Artillery Lake and the southeastward into Great Slave Lake Great Slave Lake (french: Grand lac des Esclaves), known traditionally as Tıdeè in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Dogrib), Tinde’e in Wıìlıìdeh Yatii / Tetsǫ́t’ıné Yatıé (Dogrib / Chipewyan), Tu Nedhé in Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé (Chi .... The final stretch between Artillery Lake and Great Slave Lake has many rapids and waterfalls, of which Parry Falls is the most notable. References Rivers of the Northwest Territories {{NorthwestTerritories-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taltson River
The Taltson River is a roughly river in the Northwest Territories of Canada that drains into the Great Slave Lake. There are three hydroelectric power control structures on the river, and one power station. Name The river was formerly known as the Copper Indian River in reference to the Dene known as the Yellowknives or Copper Indians. The name is derived from ''Tatsan'' which means "scum of water" and is an expression for copper. A 1918 government source says the name means "between high rocks". Other names formerly used include Copper Indian, Rocher, Rock, T'altsan and Yellow Knife. Basin The Taltson River basin has a subhumid, high boreal ecoclimate. Summer are typically cool and winters are very cold. The basin covers about in the region between Lake Athabasca and Great Slave Lake. It contains a complex of interconnected lakes that drain first in a southwest direction and then northward into the Slave River lowland zone. The Tazin River is a major tributary. There are thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron River, (Northwest Territories)
Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 1976), stage name of hip hop artist Cameron Giles * Cameron (architect) (1745–1812), Scottish architect who made an illustrious career at the court of Catherine II of Russia * Cameron (musician) (born 1978), Iranian-born Swedish pop singer and songwriter * Cameron (wrestler) (born 1987), professional wrestler (real name Ariane Andrew) * Marjorie Cameron (1922–1995), occultist and actress who billed herself as "Cameron" Places Australia * Cameron Park, New South Wales Canada * Cameron, Manitoba * Cameron, Peterborough County, Ontario * Cameron, Ontario, an unincorporated village in the City of Kawartha Lakes * Papineau-Cameron, Ontario * Cameron Township, Quebec, merged in 1980 with Bouchette, Quebec * Cameron Settlement, Nova Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
