Redknife River

Redknife River
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRedknife Hills
 • coordinates60°33′37″N 120°00′14″W / 60.56041°N 120.00383°W / 60.56041; -120.00383 (Redknife River origin)
 • elevation765 meters (2,510 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Mackenzie River
 • coordinates
61°13′28″N 119°22′08″W / 61.22446°N 119.36891°W / 61.22446; -119.36891 (Redknife River mouth)
 • elevation
145 meters (476 ft)
Basin features
River systemMackenzie 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.[1]

  1. ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Redknife Formation". Retrieved 2010-01-01.