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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.
Government of Canada - Canadian Geographical Names database; The Canadian Council for Geographic Education - Rivers of Canada - How they shaped our country; Atlas of Canada - Rivers "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server
The global annual runoff into the oceans (38,500–44,200 km 3 /year) is dominated by runoff into the South Atlantic from eastern South America, into the western Pacific from east Asia, and into the Indian Ocean from India, and southeast Asia.
Atlantic Ocean – list of rivers by major watershed (west to east) Lake Superior Lake Huron/Georgian Bay Lake Erie Lake Ontario Saint Lawrence River Ottawa River
The name "Deep River" purportedly derives from the notion that the Ottawa River reaches its greatest depth of 402 feet (123 m) just outside the township. Although this is not official, the Ottawa River reaches a depth of 565 feet (172 m) in Moose Bay, which is located on the Holden Lake reservoir from the Des Joachim dam, west of Deux-Rivières .
The river has been called a variety of names by local First Nations. Beginning in the 16th century, French explorers visited what is now Canada and gave the river names such as the Grand fleuve de Hochelaga and the Grande rivière du Canada, [8] where fleuve and rivière are two French words (fleuve being a river that flows into the sea).
The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river is 1,243 mi (2,000 km) long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River.
Crossings in Canada by river (8 C, 3 P) Rapids of Canada (13 P) Locks of Canada (3 P)