Taltson River

Taltson River
Junction of the Tazin and Taltson Rivers, 1931
Taltson River is located in Canada
Taltson River
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
61°26′52″N 112°43′40″W / 61.44778°N 112.72778°W / 61.44778; -112.72778
Basin size60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationGreat Slave Lake
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftThoa, Tazin, Tethul
 • rightRutledge

The Taltson River is a roughly 500 km (310 mi) river in the Northwest Territories of Canada that drains into the Great Slave Lake. There are three hydroelectric power control structures on the river, and one power station.