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📘 A river with a northbound ending

The Liard begins in the mountains of southeastern Yukon, crosses into British Columbia, and eventually turns northeast into the Northwest Territories. It does not run toward the Pacific, even though the Rockies are close by. It is one of th

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What you’ll learn

  1. Northbound hookMap the Liard's northbound hook from Yukon headwaters toward the Mackenzie.Boreal forest scale and sparse settlement dominate the view.
  2. Whirlpool CanyonRead Whirlpool Canyon braids and lava-rock islands.Channel splitting makes the river legible from altitude.
  3. Alaska Highway crossingsPlace Alaska Highway ferries and bridges in river history.Crossings mark how a road negotiated a larger water system.
  4. Mackenzie confluenceFollow the Liard to its Mackenzie confluence near Fort Simpson.Junction settlements gathered where two long systems meet.

Questions this course answers

Which major river system does the Liard join?

The Liard is a major tributary of the Mackenzie, meeting it near Fort Simpson.

What is Whirlpool Canyon known for?

Photographs and BC Parks materials show lava-rock islands dividing the current near Fireside.

Why does the Alaska Highway matter to this river view?

The highway ferries and bridges mark rare crossings through otherwise sparsely settled boreal country.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/1367.html
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Liard_River
  • https://bcparks.ca/liard-river-corridor-protected-area/
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liard_river_map_with_borders.png
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whirlpool_Canyon_on_the_Liard_River.jpg
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liard_River_Beauty_(10312492904).jpg
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liard-River-Nahanni_Ranges.jpg
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liard_River_ferry_Lafferty.jpg

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