The Beaver River is a tributary of the
Liard River
The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Co ...
, entering that stream in the area of its
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
just south of the
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
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Yukon
Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
border (the
60th parallel north) after running generally south-east from its origin in the extreme southeast corner of the Yukon Territory.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Beaver River include, from origin to mouth, the following:
*Pool Creek
*Gold Pay Creek
*
Whitefish River
*Larsen Creek
*Saucy Creek
*
Crow River
See also
*
List of rivers of Yukon
References
Canadian GeoNames Database entry "Beaver River, Yukon"Canadian GeoNames Database entry "Beaver River, British Columbia"
External links
Canadian GeoNames Database location map
Rivers of British Columbia
Rivers of Yukon
Liard Country
Tributaries of the Liard River
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