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The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through
Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
and the
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. ...
, Canada. Rising in the
Saint Cyr Range The Saint Cyr Range is a remote mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of 6224 km2 and is a subrange of the Pelly Mountains which in turn form part of the Yukon Ranges. See also *List of mountain ranges This is a list of mo ...
of the
Pelly Mountains The Pelly Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of and is a subrange of the Yukon Ranges which in turn form part of the Pacific Coast Ranges. Sub-ranges * Big Salmon Range * Glenlyon Range *Saint Cyr Range See als ...
in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
and then curving northeast back into Yukon and Northwest Territories, draining into the Mackenzie River at
Fort Simpson Fort Simpson (Slavey language: ''Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́'' "place where rivers come together") is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on an ...
, Northwest Territories. The river drains approximately of
boreal forest Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...
and
muskeg Muskeg (Ojibwe: mashkiig; cr, maskīk; french: fondrière de mousse, lit. ''moss bog'') is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or ...
.


Geography

The river habitats are a subsection of the Lower Mackenzie Freshwater Ecoregion. The area around the river in Yukon is called the ''Liard River Valley'', and the
Alaska Highway


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{{Authority control Liard Country Rivers of British Columbia Rivers of the Northwest Territories Rivers of Yukon Canyons and gorges of British Columbia Tributaries of the Mackenzie River