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Liard River, the Glossary

The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada.^[1]

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62 relations: Acho Dene Koe First Nation, Alaska Highway, BC Hydro, Beaver River (Liard River tributary), Boreal forest of Canada, British Columbia, Cassiar Mountains, Coal River (Canada), Dease River, Fort Liard, Fort Nelson River, Fort Simpson, Frances River (Yukon), Franklin Mountains (Northwest Territories), Fur trade, George Simpson (HBC administrator), Hudson's Bay Company, Hyland River Provincial Park, Intermontane Plateaus, John McLeod (explorer), Kaska Dena, Kaska language, Kechika River, Kotaneelee River, Liard Highway, Liard River Corridor Provincial Park and Protected Area, Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park, List of longest rivers of Canada, List of rivers of British Columbia, List of rivers of the Northwest Territories, List of rivers of Yukon, Lower Post, Mackenzie Highway, Mackenzie River, Muskeg, Muskwa Ranges, Nahanni Butte, Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northern Rocky Mountains, Northwest Territories, Peace River, Pelly Mountains, Petitot River, Populus, Populus deltoides, Rancheria River (Yukon), Robert Campbell (fur trader), Rocky Mountains, Saint Cyr Range, Sentinel Range (Canada), ... Expand index (12 more) »
Liard Country
Rivers of the Northwest Territories
Tributaries of the Mackenzie River

Acho Dene Koe First Nation

The Acho Dene Koe First Nation is a Dene band government based in Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Alaska Highway

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BC Hydro

The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia.

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Beaver River (Liard River tributary)

The Beaver River is a tributary of the Liard River, entering that stream in the area of its Grand Canyon just south of the British Columbia-Yukon border (the 60th parallel north) after running generally south-east from its origin in the extreme southeast corner of the Yukon Territory. Liard River and Beaver River (Liard River tributary) are Liard Country, rivers of British Columbia and rivers of Yukon.

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Boreal forest of Canada

Canada's boreal forest is a vast region comprising about one third of the circumpolar boreal forest that rings the Northern Hemisphere, mostly north of the 50th parallel.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Cassiar Mountains

The Cassiar Mountains (Chaîne des Cassiars) are the most northerly group of the Northern Interior Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia and also extend slightly into the southernmost Yukon Territory.

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Coal River (Canada)

The Coal River runs from southern Yukon, Canada, into northern British Columbia, Canada, where it flows into the Liard River at historic milepost 533 of the Alaska Highway (Highway 97). Liard River and Coal River (Canada) are rivers of British Columbia and rivers of Yukon.

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Dease River

The Dease River flows through northwestern British Columbia, Canada and is a tributary of the Liard River. Liard River and Dease River are rivers of British Columbia.

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Fort Liard

Fort Liard (Slavey language: Echaot'l Koe "people from the land of the giants" or Acho Dene Kue) is a hamlet in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Fort Nelson River

The Fort Nelson River, often shortened to simply the Nelson River, is in north-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Liard River and Fort Nelson River are rivers of British Columbia.

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Fort Simpson

Fort Simpson (Slavey language: Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ "place where rivers come together") is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Frances River (Yukon)

The Frances River is a left tributary of the Liard River in southern Yukon. Liard River and Frances River (Yukon) are Liard Country and rivers of Yukon.

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Franklin Mountains (Northwest Territories)

The Franklin Mountains of the Northwest Territories are a range of low peaks that stretch along the east bank of the Mackenzie River from 64 to 66 degrees of latitude.

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Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur.

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George Simpson (HBC administrator)

Sir George Simpson (– 7 September 1860) was a Scottish explorer and colonial governor of the Hudson's Bay Company during the period of its greatest power.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is an American and Canadian-based retail business group.

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Hyland River Provincial Park

Hyland River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located near the boundary with Yukon along the Alaska Highway just east of the community of Lower Post and north of the Liard River. Liard River and Hyland River Provincial Park are Liard Country.

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Intermontane Plateaus

In the context of physical geography, the Intermontane Plateaus is one of eight physiographic regions of the contiguous United States.

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John McLeod (explorer)

John McLeod (1795 – after 1842) was a Scottish-born explorer of Canada, in his capacity as a fur trader with the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company.

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Kaska Dena

The Kaska or Kaska Dena are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group living mainly in northern British Columbia and the southeastern Yukon in Canada.

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Kaska language

The Kaska language is an endangered Athabaskan language.

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Kechika River

The Kechika River is a tributary of the Liard River, about long, in northern British Columbia, Canada. Liard River and Kechika River are Liard Country and rivers of British Columbia.

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Kotaneelee River

The Kotaneelee River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Liard River and Kotaneelee River are rivers of Yukon and rivers of the Northwest Territories.

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Liard Highway

The Liard Highway (designated Highway 77 in British Columbia and Highway 7 in the Northwest Territories) is a 378 km two-lane highway in Canada that is the only direct road link between British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

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Liard River Corridor Provincial Park and Protected Area

Liard River Corridor Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Liard River and Liard River Corridor Provincial Park and Protected Area are Liard Country.

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Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park

Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Liard River and Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park are Liard Country.

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List of longest rivers of Canada

Among the longest rivers of Canada are 47 streams of at least.

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List of rivers of British Columbia

The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Liard River and list of rivers of British Columbia are rivers of British Columbia.

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List of rivers of the Northwest Territories

This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Liard River and list of rivers of the Northwest Territories are rivers of the Northwest Territories.

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List of rivers of Yukon

This is a list of rivers of Yukon. Liard River and list of rivers of Yukon are rivers of Yukon.

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Lower Post

Lower Post is an aboriginal community in the Stikine Region of northern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, approximately southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon. Liard River and Lower Post are Liard Country.

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Mackenzie Highway

The Mackenzie Highway is a Canadian highway in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

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Mackenzie River

The Mackenzie River (French: Fleuve (de) Mackenzie; Slavey: Deh-Cho, literally big river; Inuvialuktun: Kuukpak, literally great river) is a river in the Canadian boreal forest. It forms, along with the Slave, Peace, and Finlay, the longest river system in Canada, and includes the second largest drainage basin of any North American river after the Mississippi. Liard River and Mackenzie River are rivers of Yukon and rivers of the Northwest Territories.

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Muskeg

Muskeg (maskīk; fondrière de mousse, lit. moss bog) is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas.

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Muskwa Ranges

The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada.

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Nahanni Butte

Nahanni Butte (Slavey language: Tthenáágó "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Nahanni National Park Reserve

Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region.

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Northern Rocky Mountains

The Northern Rocky Mountains, usually referred to as the Northern Rockies, are a subdivision of the Canadian Rockies comprising the northern half of the Canadian segment of the Rocky Mountains.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Peace River

The Peace River (rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. Liard River and Peace River are rivers of British Columbia.

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Pelly Mountains

The Pelly Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon, Canada.

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Petitot River

Petitot is a river in northern Alberta and British Columbia, as well as in southern Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories of Canada. Liard River and Petitot River are Canyons and gorges of British Columbia and rivers of British Columbia.

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Populus

Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Populus deltoides

Populus deltoides, the eastern cottonwood or necklace poplar, is a species of cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as the southern Canadian prairies, the southernmost part of eastern Canada, and northeastern Mexico.

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Rancheria River (Yukon)

The Rancheria River is a tributary of the Liard River in the southern Yukon Territory, Canada, just north of the border with British Columbia. Liard River and Rancheria River (Yukon) are rivers of Yukon.

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Robert Campbell (fur trader)

Robert Campbell (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1894) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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Saint Cyr Range

The Saint Cyr Range is a remote mountain range in the Yukon, Canada.

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Sentinel Range (Canada)

The Sentinel Range is one of the northernmost sub-ranges of the Canadian Rockies, lying between Muncho Lake (SW) and the Liard River (N). Liard River and Sentinel Range (Canada) are Liard Country.

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Site C dam

The Site C Dam is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Peace River, 14 kilometers southwest of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia, Canada.

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Smith River (Liard River tributary)

The Smith River is a river in the Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia, Canada, arising in the Yukon at and crossing the border to enter British Columbia at to its confluence with the Liard River at, between the confluences of the Toad and Coal Rivers. Liard River and Smith River (Liard River tributary) are Liard Country, rivers of British Columbia and rivers of Yukon.

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South Nahanni River

The South Nahanni River is a major tributary of the Liard River, located roughly west of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Liard River and South Nahanni River are rivers of Yukon and rivers of the Northwest Territories.

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Taiga

Taiga (p), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.

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Toad River

The Toad River is a river in the Canadian boreal forest, within the borders of the province of British Columbia. Liard River and Toad River are Liard Country and rivers of British Columbia.

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Treaty 11

Treaty 11, the last of the Numbered Treaties, was an agreement established between 1921 and 1922 between King George V and various First Nation band governments in what is today the Northwest Territories.

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Treaty 8

Treaty 8, which concluded with the June 21, 1899, signing by representatives of the Crown and various First Nations of the Lesser Slave Lake area, is the most comprehensive of the eleven Numbered Treaties.

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Trout River (British Columbia)

The Trout River is a tributary of the Liard River in far northern British Columbia, Canada, flowing northwest from headwaters at, near Muncho Lake, to meet the Liard at the community of Liard River. Liard River and Trout River (British Columbia) are Liard Country and rivers of British Columbia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liard_River

Also known as Grand Canyon of the Liard, Liard.

, Site C dam, Smith River (Liard River tributary), South Nahanni River, Taiga, Toad River, Treaty 11, Treaty 8, Trout River (British Columbia), Upper Liard, Watson Lake, Yukon, Wood bison, Yukon.

Liard River, the Glossary

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See also

Liard Country

Rivers of the Northwest Territories

Tributaries of the Mackenzie River

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