Red River (British Columbia)
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The Red River is a tributary of the Kechika River
in the far north of British Columbia
, Canada
, flowing east to meet the Kechika from headwaters in the Cassiar Mountains
. In its middle reaches it forms the boundary between the Dease Plateau
(N) and the Cassiar Mountains
(S) and for its final stretch it crosses part of the Liard Plain. It is crossed by an unnamed road about 17.5 kilometres upstream from its confluence with the Kechika, and is just to the north of Aeroplane Lake.
Kechika River
The Kechika River also historically known as Black's River, is a tributary of the Liard River, located in northern British Columbia, Canada. The river rises at the Sifton Pass and flows northwest and then east 230 kilometres to join with the Liard River near Fireside, British Columbia...
in the far north of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, 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...
, flowing east to meet the Kechika from headwaters in the Cassiar Mountains
Cassiar Mountains
The Cassiar Mountains are the most northerly group of the Northern Interior Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. They lie north and west of the Omineca Mountains, west of the northernmost Rockies and the Rocky Mountain Trench, north of the Hazelton...
. In its middle reaches it forms the boundary between the Dease Plateau
Dease Plateau
The Dease Plateau is a subregion of the larger Yukon Plateau, and is located in far northern British Columbia, Canada, northwest from the Deadwood River to and beyond the Yukon-British Columbia boundary. The plateau is named in association with Dease Lake and the Dease River...
(N) and the Cassiar Mountains
Cassiar Mountains
The Cassiar Mountains are the most northerly group of the Northern Interior Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. They lie north and west of the Omineca Mountains, west of the northernmost Rockies and the Rocky Mountain Trench, north of the Hazelton...
(S) and for its final stretch it crosses part of the Liard Plain. It is crossed by an unnamed road about 17.5 kilometres upstream from its confluence with the Kechika, and is just to the north of Aeroplane Lake.