List of rivers in Canada
Encyclopedia
The list of river
s of Canada
is organized by drainage basin
and province
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is organized by drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
and province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
.
Canadian drainage basins
The major Canadian drainage basins are the following:- Arctic Drainage
- Pacific Drainage
- Western Hudson Bay and Mississippi Drainage
- South and East Hudson Bay Drainage
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Drainage
- Atlantic Drainage
Rivers by drainage basins
- Pacific Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Hudson Bay
- Canada Atlantic drainage
- Gulf of Mexico
Rivers by province
- List of rivers of Alberta
- List of British Columbia rivers
- List of Manitoba rivers
- List of New Brunswick rivers
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador rivers
- List of Northwest Territories rivers
- List of Nova Scotia rivers
- List of Nunavut rivers
- List of Ontario rivers
- List of Prince Edward Island rivers
- List of Quebec rivers
- List of Saskatchewan rivers
- List of Yukon rivers
See also
- Rivers of the Americas
- RiverRiverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
- Geography of CanadaGeography of CanadaThe geography of Canada is vast and diverse. Occupying most of the northern portion of North America , Canada is the world's second largest country in total area....
- Canadian Rivers DayCanadian Rivers DayCanadian Rivers Day is held annually on the second Sunday in June to promote public awareness of the importance of preserving the heritage and health of Canada's rivers. It is an opportunity for all Canadians to honour and commemorate the important sustaining role of rivers in Canada and globally...
- List of longest rivers of Canada
External links
- Government of Canada - Canadian Geographical Names database
- The Canadian Council for Geographic Education - Rivers of Canada - How they shaped our country
- Atlas of CanadaAtlas of CanadaThe Atlas of Canada is an Internet atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada...
- Rivers