Rising out of the marshy western end of Great Slave Lake, the Mackenzie River flows generally west - northwest for about 300 km (190 mi), passing the hamlet of Fort Providence. At Fort Simpson it is joined by the Liard River, its largest tributary, then swings towards the Arctic, paralleling the Franklin Mountains as it receives the North Nahanni River. The Keele River enters from the left about 100 km (62 mi) above Tulita, where the Great Bear River joins the Mackenzie. Just before crossing the Arctic Circle, the river passes Norman Wells, then continues northwest to merge with the Arctic Red and Peel rivers. It finally empties into the Beaufort Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, through the vast Mackenzie Delta.
where does the mackenzie river start and end
Rising out of the marshy western end of Great Slave Lake empties into the Beaufort Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, through the vast Mackenzie Delta