Trout River (Northwest Territories)

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Trout River
Rapids on Trout River, from Mackenzie Highway
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sambaa K'e
• coordinates	60°44′18″N 121°08′51″W / 60.73833°N 121.14756°W / 60.73833; -121.14756 (Trout River origin)
• elevation	490 meters (1,610 ft)
Mouth
• location	Mackenzie River
• coordinates	61°18′15″N 119°50′40″W / 61.30423°N 119.84453°W / 61.30423; -119.84453 (Trout River mouth)
• elevation	145 meters (476 ft)

Trout River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River.

The river gives the name to the Trout River Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.