Mackenzie River

Facts

drainage area: 1,805,000

length: 4,241

mean discharge: 9,700

Pollution

impacts

climate change

land cover changes

pollution from industrial development

Depth

average depth

8m to 9m

maximum depth

40m to 45m

Nearby provinces

British Columbia

Yukon

Saskatchewan

Alberta

Northwest Territories

Wildlife

bull trout

Coastal Cutthroat Trout

belugas

more than 5000

sandhill cranes

One of the cleanest rivers in the country