Liard River

Liard River
Liard River, Nahanni Ranges on western horizon
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Territories
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Lewis
 • locationPelly Mountains, Yukon
 • coordinates61°14′12″N 131°37′39″W / 61.23667°N 131.62750°W / 61.23667; -131.62750
 • elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
MouthMackenzie River
 • location
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
 • coordinates
61°50′23″N 121°17′58″W / 61.83972°N 121.29944°W / 61.83972; -121.29944
 • elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Length1,115 km (693 mi)
Basin size277,100 km2 (107,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationnear mouth
 • average2,434 m3/s (86,000 cu ft/s)
 • minimum300 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)
 • maximum11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftFrances River (Yukon), Hyland River, Coal River (Canada), Smith River (British Columbia), Graying River, Scatter River, Beaver River (Laird River), South Nahanni River
 • rightMeister 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]

  1. ^ "Liard River". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-01-24.