What is Mackenzie River?
{{Infobox_river | name = Mackenzie River | image =Mackenzie_from-east.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = | source1_location = [[Great Slave Lake]] | mouth = [[Arctic Ocean]] | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = | length = {{convert|1738|km|mi|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg= {{convert|9910|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|1805200|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} }} The '''Mackenzie River''' is a major river in northern [[Canada]]. It is named after famous explorer, [[Alexander Mackenzie]]. The river's [[watershed]] drains parts of [[Alberta]], [[British Columbia]], the [[Northwest Territories]], [[Saskatchewan]], and the [[Yukon]]. It flows north, for {{convert|1738|km|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 (Canada)|Peace River]] and [[Athabasca River]] provide most of the water in Great Slave Lake. {{multistub|Geo|Canada}} [[Category:Geography of the Northwest Territories]] [[Category:Rivers of Yukon]]