List of rivers of the Northwest Territories facts for kids

The Northwest Territories in Canada is a huge place with many amazing rivers! This article lists these rivers. Some of them are completely within the Northwest Territories, while others flow through other parts of Canada too. Rivers are super important because they carry water across the land, often ending up in a larger body of water like an ocean or a big lake.

Rivers by Watershed

A watershed is like a giant bowl where all the rain and snowmelt collect and drain into a common river, lake, or ocean. Think of it as all the land that channels water to a specific river system. The rivers in the Northwest Territories flow into different major watersheds.

Arctic Ocean Watershed

Many rivers in the Northwest Territories eventually flow into the Arctic Ocean. This ocean is at the very top of the world!

Canadian Arctic Archipelago Rivers

These rivers flow into the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, which is a group of islands in the Arctic.

• Hornaday River (Nunavut)
• Kagloryuak River (Nunavut)
• Nanook River (Nunavut)
• Roscoe River (Nunavut)
• Thomsen River

Beaufort Sea Rivers

The Beaufort Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean, located north of the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

• Anderson River
• Horton River (Nunavut)
• Mackenzie River & watershed: The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada! It's a huge system with many smaller rivers and lakes feeding into it.
  • Great Slave Lake watershed: This huge lake is one of the deepest in the world. Many rivers flow into it.
    • Slave River (Alberta)
      • Salt River (Alberta)
    • Hay River (Alberta & British Columbia)
    • Yellowknife River
    • Cameron River
    • Taltson River
    • Lockhart River
  • Kakisa River (Alberta)
  • Horn River
  • Bouvier River
  • Redknife River
  • Trout River
  • Jean Marie River
  • Spence River
  • Rabbitskin River
  • Liard River (Yukon & British Columbia)
    • South Nahanni River (Yukon)
    • Muskeg River
    • Kotaneelee River (Yukon)
    • Frances River
  • Harris River
  • Martin River
  • Trail River
  • North Nahanni River
  • Root River
  • Willowlake River
  • River Between Two Mountains
  • Wrigley River
  • Ochre River
  • Johnson River
  • Blackwater River
  • Dahadinni River
  • Saline River
  • Redstone River
  • Keele River
  • Great Bear River
  • Snare River
    • Great Bear Lake watershed: This is another massive lake in the Northwest Territories.
      • Bloody River
      • Whitefish River
  • Little Bear River
  • Carcajou River
  • Mountain River
  • Donnelly River
  • Tsintu River
  • Hare Indian River
  • Loon River
  • Tieda River
  • Gillis River
  • Gossage River
  • Thunder River
  • Tree River (Nunavut)
  • Rabbit Hay River
  • Arctic Red River
  • Peel River (Yukon)
    • Ogilvie River
    • Blackstone River (Yukon)
    • Hart River
  • Rengleng River

Coronation Gulf Rivers

The Coronation Gulf is also part of the Arctic Ocean, located between the mainland and Victoria Island.

• Coppermine River (Nunavut)
  • Kendall River

Atlantic Ocean Watershed

Some rivers in the Northwest Territories are part of a watershed that eventually flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Hudson Bay Rivers

The Hudson Bay is a large saltwater bay in northeastern Canada that connects to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Thelon River & watershed (Nunavut)
  • Elk River
  • Hanbury River

Rivers in Alphabetical Order

Here is the same list of rivers, but this time they are organized in alphabetical order to make it easy to find a specific river name.

See also

• List of rivers of Canada