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The Mackenzie River has a similar range of fish fauna to the Mississippi River system. It is believed that the two river systems were connected during the Ice Ages by meltwater lakes and channels, allowing fish in the two rivers to interbreed. [48] Fish in the Mackenzie River proper include the northern pike, several minnow species, and lake ...
The mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western North America. [3] It is found from the Mackenzie River drainage in Northwest Territories, Canada through western Canada and the northwestern USA in the Pacific, Hudson Bay and upper Missouri River basins to the Truckee River drainage in Nevada and Sevier River drainage in Utah.
Stenodus nelma, known alternatively as the nelma, sheefish, siifish, inconnu or connie, is a commercial species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.It is widespread in the Arctic rivers from the Kola Peninsula (White Sea basin) eastward across Siberia to the Anadyr River and also in the North American basins of the Yukon River and Mackenzie River.
Black Lake is a lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 17 kilometres (11 mi) wide, has an area of 464 km 2 (179 sq mi), and lies at an elevation of 281 metres (922 ft).
The Old McKenzie Fish Hatchery was used to raise trout and salmon for release into the McKenzie River in western Oregon in the United States. It is located near the unincorporated community of Vida in Lane County. The hatchery is closed, however, the historic site is now a county park. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The McKenzie River is popular for boating—especially fishing, kayaking, and whitewater rafting. [26] The McKenzie River dory (or drift boat), specifically designed for use in whitewater, was first developed on the Mckenzie in the 1940s; adaptations of this design quickly grew in popularity on other Western rivers such as the Rogue and the ...
Goldeyes occur from as far down the Mackenzie River as Aklavik in the north to Mississippi in the south, and from Alberta in the west to Ohio south of the Great Lakes, with an isolated population south of James Bay. [10] It prefers turbid slower-moving waters of lakes and rivers. [citation needed]
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