Mackenzie River
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| Origin | Great Slave Lake |
| Mouth | Arctic Ocean |
| Length | 1,738 km (1,080 mi) |
| Avg. discharge | 9,910 m3/s (350,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin area | 1,805,200 km2 (697,000 sq mi) |
The Mackenzie River is a major river in northern Canada. The river's watershed drains parts of Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. It flows north, for 1,738 kilometres (1,080 mi), from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. There are only a few small towns on the river, including Fort Providence and Norman Wells. The river is used as a boat transport route during the ice-free summer.
Tributaries of the river include the Liard, Keele, Great Bear, Arctic Red and Peel Rivers. The Slave River, Peace River and Athabasca River provide most of the water in Great Slave Lake.
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