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The Mackenzie River was one of the main routes into the northern interior, with sternwheelers transporting passengers, domestic supplies and industrial goods from as far upstream as the Athabasca River all the way to the delta, though with several areas such as the huge rapids on the Slave River requiring portages.
Map of the Willamette River basin with the McKenzie River highlighted. Most of the watershed is lightly populated; about 70 percent of it is public land managed by the U.S. Government, of which about 39 percent is the Three Sisters Wilderness. Over 96 percent of the basin is forested, just under 4 percent is devoted to agricultural use—mainly ...
Rivers on this list shown on a map of Canada The Mackenzie River is the longest stream in Canada if measured from its mouth on the Beaufort Sea to the headwaters of the Finlay River, a major upstream tributary. The main stem, a much shorter segment of the Mackenzie, is marked in dark blue.
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The river is joined by twenty-four tributaries including the Isaac and Connors rivers and Funnel Creek. [6] Northeast of Duaringa, the Mackenzie is joined by the Dawson River and together they form the Fitzroy River. From source to mouth, the Mackenzie River descends 79 metres (259 ft) over its 275-kilometre (171 mi) course. [2] [3] [4] [7]
The Mackenzie River is an important habitat for whales and seabirds and is still relatively untouched by commercial traffic. [36] The delta of Mackenzie River contains numerous lakes and ponds which are inhabited by muskrat. [28] Bearded seal
The Ramparts is a 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) canyon on Canada's Mackenzie River, in the Northwest Territories. [1] The river narrows from almost 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) wide to barely more than 100 metres (330 ft) [2] running between limestone walls 80 meters high.
The Mackenzie River expedition of 1825–1827 was the second of three Arctic expeditions led by explorer John Franklin and organized by the Royal Navy. Its goal was the exploration of the North American coast between the mouths of the Mackenzie and Coppermine rivers and Bering Strait , in what is now present-day Alaska , Yukon , the Northwest ...