57°45′14″N124°47′20″W / 57.75393°N 124.78889°W / 57.75393; -124.78889 (Muskwa River Origin)
• elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Mouth
• location
Fort Nelson River
• coordinates
58°49′49″N122°32′34″W / 58.8304°N 122.5427°W / 58.8304; -122.5427 (Muskwa River Mouth)
• elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Length
257 km (160 mi)
Basin size
20,300 km2 (7,800 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average
213.7 m3/s (7,550 cu ft/s)[1]
The Muskwa River flows 257 kilometres (160 mi) through northern British Columbia, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Fort Nelson River - part of the Mackenzie River system. The river rises at Fern Lake in the Bedaux Pass in the Northern Rocky Mountains. From there, it flows generally east, then north, and then east again to meet with the Fort Nelson River just east of the town of Fort Nelson. The river drops approximately 1,100 metres (3,600 ft), its course taking it down the Rocky Mountain foothills through sub-alpine and boreal forest to meander across the forest and muskegs of the vast Liard River plains. From mouth to headwater, prominent tributaries include the Prophet River, Tuchodi River, and Gathto Creek. Much of the upper portions of this wilderness river and its watershed are located in the Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, which is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area.[2] The region is a popular wilderness recreation destination.
A geological unit, the Muskwa Formation, was named for this river, as are the Muskwa Ranges, which is the name for the subgroup of the Rocky Mountains between the Peace and Liard rivers.
^ ab"Muskwa River near Fort Nelson". R-ARCTICNET. 1944–2000. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^Muskwa-Kechika Protected Areas Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
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is the Peace Pass, which separates the Muskwa Ranges and the Hart Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The only river cutting completely through the Rockies...
exist, flowing northwest to where it meets the larger MuskwaRiver where the Fort Nelson River is actually formed in the eyes of the indigenous Dene,...
river where it is crossed by the Alaska Highway, near the Liard. Part of the river flows through the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area. List of rivers of...
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