Mackenzie River - Wikipedia
The Mackenzie River flows through a vast, thinly populated region of forest and tundra entirely within the Northwest Territories in Canada, although its many tributaries reach into five other Canadian provinces and territories.
Mackenzie River | Canada’s Longest River, Wildlife & History
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 - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2006年2月7日 · 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 …
Where is the Mackenzie River? - WorldAtlas
2018年6月8日 · The Mackenzie River system is the second largest river system in the North American continent, after only the Mississippi-Missouri River system. It is also Canada’s largest and longest river basin. The Mackenzie River system flows along a course of 4,241 kilometers from its headwaters in the Finlay River to its drainage into the Beaufort Sea ...
Mackenzie River overview - Canada.ca
2024年10月15日 · 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 summary | Britannica
Mackenzie River, River system, Northwest Territories, Canada. The river proper flows 1,025 mi (1,650 km) northward from Great Slave Lake into the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Its basin, with an area of 697,000 sq mi (1,805,200 sq km), is the largest in Canada.
Mackenzie River - Geology Page
2014年5月25日 · The Mackenzie River (Slavey language: Deh-Cho, big river or Inuvialuktun: Kuukpak, great river) is the largest and longest river system in Canada, and is exceeded only by the Mississippi River system in North America.
Mackenzie River - Arctic, Delta, Tributaries | Britannica
Mackenzie River - Arctic, Delta, Tributaries: North of the trading post at Wrigley, the Redstone and Keele rivers enter from the west; they have deep canyons where they break out of the Mackenzie Mountains but flow across the lowland as shallow, braided streams.
Mackenzie River - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada. The Mackenzie and its tributaries flow for 2,635 miles (4,241 kilometers) through northwestern Canada. The Mackenzie itself is 1,025 miles (1,650 kilometers) long. The river was named after the Scottish explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
The Mackenzie River Basin - Regional Aquatics Monitoring …
The Mackenzie River basin is the 10 th largest river basin in the world (MRBB 2004), extending over 20° of longitude and 15° of latitude from the Rocky Mountains to the Arctic lowlands. The basin includes numerous different ecozones and landforms (MRBB 2001; …