Liard River
| Liard River | |
|---|---|
Liard River, Nahanni Ranges on western horizon | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Territories | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Lewis |
| • location | Pelly Mountains, Yukon |
| • coordinates | 61°14′12″N 131°37′39″W / 61.23667°N 131.62750°W |
| • elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Mackenzie River |
• location | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories |
• coordinates | 61°50′23″N 121°17′58″W / 61.83972°N 121.29944°W |
• elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Length | 1,115 km (693 mi) |
| Basin size | 277,100 km2 (107,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near mouth |
| • average | 2,434 m3/s (86,000 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 300 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Frances River (Yukon), Hyland River, Coal River (Canada), Smith River (British Columbia), Graying River, Scatter River, Beaver River (Laird River), South Nahanni River |
| • right | Meister River, Rancheria River (Yukon), Dease River, Kechika River, Rabbit River, Vents River, Trout River (British Columbia), Toad River, Fort Nelson River |
The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows 1,115 km (693 mi) southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back into Yukon and Northwest Territories, draining into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The river drains approximately 277,100 km2 (107,000 sq mi) of boreal forest and muskeg.