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Principal rivers and their tributaries
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| Drainage basin and river | Drainage area | Length |
|---|---|---|
| km2 | km | Flowing into the Pacific Ocean |
| Yukon (mouth to head of Nisutlin) | .. | 3,185 |
| (International boundary to head of Nisutlin) | 323,800 | 1,149 |
| Porcupine | 61,400 | 721 |
| Stewart | 51,000 | 644 |
| Pelly | 51,000 | 608 |
| Teslin | 35,500 | 393 |
| White | 38,000 | 265 |
| Columbia (mouth to head of Columbia Lake) | .. | 2,000 |
| (International boundary to head of Columbia Lake) | 102,800 | 801 |
| Kootenay | 37,700 | 780 |
| Kettle (to head of Holmes Lake) | 4,700 | 336 |
| Okanagan (to head of Okanagan Lake) | 21,600 | 314 |
| Fraser | 232,300 | 1,370 |
| Thompson (to head of North Thompson) | 55,400 | 489 |
| North Thompson | 20,700 | 338 |
| South Thompson (to head of Shuswap) | 17,800 | 332 |
| Nechako (to head of Eutsuk Lake) | 47,100 | 462 |
| Stuart (to head of Driftwood) | 16,200 | 415 |
| Skeena | 54,400 | 579 |
| Stikine | 49,800 | 539 |
| Nass | 21,100 | 380 | Flowing into the Arctic Ocean |
| Mackenzie (to head of Finlay) | 1,805,200 | 4,241 |
| Peace (to head of Finlay) | 302,500 | 1,923 |
| Smoky | 51,300 | 492 |
| Athabasca | 95,300 | 1,231 |
| Pembina | 12,900 | 547 |
| Liard | 277,100 | 1,115 |
| South Nahanni | 36,300 | 563 |
| Fort Nelson (to head of Sikanni Chief) | 55,900 | 517 |
| Petitot | .. | 404 |
| Hay | 48,200 | 702 |
| Peel (mouth of west Channel to head of Ogilvie) | 73,600 | 684 |
| Arctic Red | .. | 499 |
| Slave (from Peace River to Great Slave Lake) | 616,400 | 415 |
| Fond du Lac (to outlet of Wollaston Lake) | 66,800 | 277 |
| Back (to outlet of Muskox Lake) | 106,500 | 974 |
| Coppermine | .. | 845 |
| Anderson | .. | 692 |
| Horton | .. | 618 | Flowing into Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait |
| Nelson (to head of Bow) | 892,300 | 2,575 |
| (to outlet of Lake Winnipeg) | 802,900 | 644 |
| Saskatchewan (to head of Bow) | 334,100 | 1,939 |
| South Saskatchewan (to head of Bow) | 144,300 | 1,392 |
| Red Deer | 45,100 | 724 |
| Bow | 26,200 | 587 |
| Oldman | 26,700 | 362 |
| North Saskatchewan | 12,800 | 1,287 |
| Battle (to head of Pigeon Lake) | 30,300 | 570 |
| Red (to head of Sheyenne) | 138,600 | 877 |
| Assiniboine | 160,600 | 1,070 |
| Winnipeg (to head of Firesteel) | 106,500 | 813 |
| English | 52,300 | 615 |
| Fairford (to head of Manitoba Red Deer) | 80,300 | 684 |
| Churchill (to head of Churchill Lake) | 281,300 | 1,609 |
| Beaver (to outlet of Beaver Lake) | .. | 491 |
| Severn (to head of Black Birch) | 102,800 | 982 |
| Albany (to head of Cat) | 135,200 | 982 |
| Thelon | 142,400 | 904 |
| Dubawnt | 57,500 | 842 |
| La Grande-Rivière (Fort George River) | 97,600 | 893 |
| Koksoak (to head of Caniapiscau) | 133,400 | 874 |
| Nottaway (via Bell to head of Mégiscane) | 65,800 | 776 |
| Rupert (to head of Témiscamie) | 43,400 | 763 |
| Eastmain | 46,400 | 756 |
| Attawapiskat (to head of Bow Lake) | 50,500 | 748 |
| Kazan (to head of Ennadai Lake) | 71,500 | 732 |
| Grande rivière de la Baleine | 42,700 | 724 |
| George | 41,700 | 565 |
| Moose (to head of Mattagami) | 108,500 | 547 |
| Abitibi (to head of Louis Lake) | 29,500 | 547 |
| Mattagami (to head of Minisinakwa Lake) | 37,000 | 443 |
| Missinaibi | 23,500 | 426 |
| Harricana/Harricanaw | 29,300 | 533 |
| Hayes | 108,000 | 483 |
| aux Feuilles | 42,500 | 480 |
| Winisk | 67,300 | 475 |
| Broadback | 20,800 | 450 |
| à la Baleine | 31,900 | 428 |
| de Povungnituk | 28,500 | 389 |
| Innuksuac | 11,400 | 385 |
| Petite rivière de la Baleine | 15,900 | 380 |
| Arnaud | 49,500 | 377 |
| Nastapoca | 13,400 | 360 |
| Kogaluc | 11,600 | 304 | Flowing into the Atlantic Ocean |
| St. Lawrence River | 839,200 | 3,058 |
| Nipigon (to head of Ombabika) | 25,400 | 209 |
| Spanish | 14,000 | 338 |
| Trent (to head of Irondale) | 12,400 | 402 |
| Ottawa River | 146,300 | 1,271 |
| Gatineau | 23,700 | 386 |
| du Lièvre | .. | 330 |
| Saguenay (to head of Péribonca) | 88,000 | 698 |
| Péribonca | 28,200 | 451 |
| Mistassini | 21,900 | 298 |
| Chamouchouane | .. | 266 |
| Saint-Maurice | 43,300 | 563 |
| Manicouagan (to head of Mouchalagane) | 45,800 | 560 |
| aux Outardes | 19,000 | 499 |
| Romaine | 14,350 | 496 |
| Betsiamites (to head of Manouanis) | 18,700 | 444 |
| Moisie | 19,200 | 410 |
| St-Augustin | 9,900 | 233 |
| Richelieu (to mouth of Lake Champlain) | 3,800 | 171 |
| Churchill (to head of Ashuanipi) | 79,800 | 856 |
| Saint John | 35,500 | 673 |
| Little Mecatina | 19,600 | 547 |
| Natashquan | 16,100 | 410 |
| .. : not available for a specific period of time. Source: Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division. Last modified: 2005-02-02. | ||
