Trout River (Northwest Territories)
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Trout River is a river in the Northwest Territories
of Canada
. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River
.
The river gives the name to the Trout River Formation
, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
.
, at an elevation of 490 metres (1,607.6 ft). It flows north and then east, through occasional rapids, receiving the waters from several creeks and lakes. The course becomes meander
ed before it is crossed by the Mackenzie Highway
, where the river turns sharply west, then north. It continues through a 60 metres (196.9 ft) deep canyon, then empties into the Mackenzie River
, 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) downstream from Jean Marie River
and 95 kilometres (59 mi) upstream from Mills Lake, at an elevation of 145 metres (475.7 ft).
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
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...
. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River
Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the largest river system in Canada. It flows through a vast, isolated region of forest and tundra entirely within the country's Northwest Territories, although its many tributaries reach into four other Canadian provinces and territories...
.
The river gives the name to the Trout River Formation
Trout River Formation
The Trout River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.It takes the name from the Trout River, and was first described on the banks of the river, upstream from the Mackenzie River, by C.H...
, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock...
.
Course
It originates in Trout LakeTrout Lake, Northwest Territories
Trout Lake is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year.Population is 86 according to...
, at an elevation of 490 metres (1,607.6 ft). It flows north and then east, through occasional rapids, receiving the waters from several creeks and lakes. The course becomes meander
Meander
A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...
ed before it is crossed by the Mackenzie Highway
Mackenzie Highway
The Mackenzie Highway is a Canadian highway in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. It begins as Alberta Highway 2 at Mile Zero in Grimshaw, Alberta...
, where the river turns sharply west, then north. It continues through a 60 metres (196.9 ft) deep canyon, then empties into the Mackenzie River
Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the largest river system in Canada. It flows through a vast, isolated region of forest and tundra entirely within the country's Northwest Territories, although its many tributaries reach into four other Canadian provinces and territories...
, 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) downstream from Jean Marie River
Jean Marie River, Northwest Territories
Jean Marie River is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the Jean Marie River where it joins the Mackenzie River...
and 95 kilometres (59 mi) upstream from Mills Lake, at an elevation of 145 metres (475.7 ft).