Liard River

Liard River
Liard River
	Liard River, Nahanni Ranges on western horizon
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Territories	Yukon; Northwest Territories;
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Lewis
• location	Pelly Mountains, Yukon
• coordinates	61°14′12″N 131°37′39″W / 61.23667°N 131.62750°W
• elevation	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Mouth	Mackenzie River
• location	Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
• coordinates	61°50′23″N 121°17′58″W / 61.83972°N 121.29944°W
• elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Length	1,115 km (693 mi)
Basin size	277,100 km2 (107,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	near mouth
• average	2,434 m3/s (86,000 cu ft/s)
• minimum	300 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)
• maximum	11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Frances River (Yukon), Hyland River, Coal River (Canada), Smith River (British Columbia), Graying River, Scatter River, Beaver River (Laird River), South Nahanni River
• right	Meister River, Rancheria River (Yukon), Dease River, Kechika River, Rabbit River, Vents River, Trout River (British Columbia), Toad River, Fort Nelson River

The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows 1,115 km (693 mi) southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back into Yukon and Northwest Territories, draining into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The river drains approximately 277,100 km² (107,000 sq mi) of boreal forest and muskeg.^[1]