Swift River (Teslin)
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The Swift River is a river that begins in Yukon Territory and flows southwest into British Columbia
to its mouth at the east side of Teslin Lake
on the Teslin River
system. The river drains the uppermost portion of the Cassiar Mountains
and in its lower reaches traverses the Nisutlin Plateau
, which lies along the east side of Teslin Lake north of the mouth of the Jennings River
, which is to the south of the Swift.
The river is one of two in British Columbia known as the Swift, the other of the same name is tributary to the Cariboo River
in the eastern parts of the region of the same name
.
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...
to its mouth at the east side of Teslin Lake
Teslin Lake
Teslin Lake is a large lake spanning the border between British Columbia and Yukon in Canada. It is one of a group of large lakes in the region of far northwestern BC, east of the upper Alaska Panhandle, which are the southern extremity of the basin of the Yukon River, and which are known in the...
on the Teslin River
Teslin River
The Teslin River is a river in southern Yukon Territory and northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that flows 393 miles from its source south of Teslin Lake to its confluence with the Yukon River....
system. The river drains the uppermost portion of 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...
and in its lower reaches traverses the Nisutlin Plateau
Nisutlin Plateau
The Nisutlin Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, extending from Teslin Lake to the Cassiar Mountains.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia...
, which lies along the east side of Teslin Lake north of the mouth of the Jennings River
Jennings River
The Jennings River is a river in far northern British Columbia, Canada, rising in the northern reaches of the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains, at first running southwest, then turning northeast near the Tuya Range to enter Teslin Lake at its southern end, just to the east of the estuary of...
, which is to the south of the Swift.
The river is one of two in British Columbia known as the Swift, the other of the same name is tributary to the Cariboo River
Cariboo River
The Cariboo River is a river in the Cariboo District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is a tributary of the Quesnel River, joining that river just northwest of the settlement of Likely. Its reaches below Cariboo Lake were formerly known also as the North Fork Quesnel...
in the eastern parts of the region of the same name
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
.
See also
- List of rivers of British Columbia
- List of rivers of Yukon
- Little Rancheria RiverLittle Rancheria RiverThe Little Rancheria River is a tributary of the Rancheria River having its origin in the northernmost Stikine Ranges of British Columbia, Canada, and joining its parent stream in the Yukon Territory. The Rancheria is a tributary of the Liard and defines the northern limit of the Stikine Ranges...
- Rancheria RiverRancheria RiverRancheria River may refer to the:*the Ranchería River, a river in the department of La Guajira in Colombia*the Rancheria River , a river in the Yukon Territory, Canada, tributary to the Liard River....
- Toozaza Creek