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Migratory birds use the three major deltas in the Mackenzie River basin — the Mackenzie Delta and the inland Slave and Peace-Athabasca Deltas — as resting and breeding areas. The latter is located at the convergence of four major North American migratory routes, or flyways. [50]
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The other dams in the watershed are the Smith River dam on the Smith River in the upper basin, Cougar Dam on the South Fork McKenzie River, and Blue River Dam on the Blue River. [18] The Carmen Diversion Dam is the uppermost dam on the McKenzie, located less than 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Clear Lake, the McKenzie River's source. [20]
Mackenzie Basin. Lac La Loche is south of the 'w' in 'Clearwater'. The best beaver country was to the south and along the Rockies. The axis from Lake Superior to the Mackenzie River runs along the southwest side of the forested beaver country between the prairie to the southwest and the Barren Grounds to the northeast.
The Mackenzie River itself, the great waterway extending to the Arctic Ocean, was first put on European maps by Alexander Mackenzie in 1789, the Scottish trader who explored the river. [1] The watershed thus became a vital part of the North American fur trade , and before the advent of the airplane or road networks, the river was the only ...
The Mackenzie Country's typical autumn colouration. The Mackenzie Basin (Māori: Te Manahuna), [1] popularly and traditionally known as the Mackenzie Country, is an elliptical intermontane basin located in the Mackenzie and Waitaki Districts, near the centre of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest such basin in New Zealand. [2]
Black Lake is a lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 17 kilometres (11 mi) wide, has an area of 464 km 2 (179 sq mi), and lies at an elevation of 281 metres (922 ft).
Evening at Blachford Lake in September 2011 Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Blachford Lake's general position in the Western Canadian Arctic. Blachford Lake is a remote lake in Northern Canada, near Yellowknife. The lake is 17 km (11 mi) and sits on precambrian rock.