The Swift River is a river that begins in

Yukon Territory 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 ...

and flows southwest into

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, ...

to its mouth at the east side of

Teslin Lake Teslin Lake is a large lake spanning the border between British Columbia and Yukon, Canada. It is one of a group of large lakes in the region of far northwestern BC, east of the upper Alaska Panhandle, which are the southern extremity of the basi ...

on the

Teslin River The Teslin River is a river in southern Yukon Territory and northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that flows from its source south of Teslin Lake to its confluence with the Yukon River. During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896–99, the river beca ...

system. The river drains the uppermost portion of the Cassiar Mountains and in its lower reaches traverses the

Nisutlin Plateau The Nisutlin Plateau is a sub-plateau, of the Yukon Plateau physiographic section, in northern British Columbia, Canada, extending east from Teslin Lake Teslin Lake is a large lake spanning the border between British Columbia and Yukon, Canada. ...

, which lies along the east side of Teslin Lake north of the mouth of the

Jennings River The Jennings River is a river in far northern British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately long. The river was named for William T. Jennings (1846-1906), a civil engineer who, in 1897, assessed various road and railroad routes from the Pacific ...

, which is to the south of the Swift. The river is one of two in British Columbia known as the Swift, the other of the same name is tributary to the

Cariboo River The Cariboo River is a tributary of the Quesnel River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Cariboo region of the British Columbia Interior, southeast of Prince George. ...

in the eastern parts of the region of the same name.

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* Rivers of British Columbia Rivers of Yukon Cassiar Country {{BritishColumbiaInterior-river-stub

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