Liard River
by Heather Burch
1. characteristics
1.1. Where
1.1.1. flows through BC, Yukon, NWT
1.1.2. Runs through Nahanni National Park
1.1.3. Meets the Mackenzie River near Fort Simpson
1.2. Watershed
1.2.1. Starts in the Southeast of Yukon Territory
1.2.2. flows into the Mackenzie River
1.2.3. drains 277,100 square kilometres
1.3. Description
1.3.1. Has a "Grand Canyon"
1.3.1.1. There is also a Liard Canyon
1.3.2. Lots of rapids
2. human uses
2.1. travel to meeting places
2.2. cultural significance
2.2.1. Trading posts, meeting places
2.2.2. Mountain people canoe on this river
2.2.2.1. mooseskin boats
2.2.3. Once, everyone died except a baby - legend
2.3. recreation
2.3.1. boating
2.3.2. kayaking on the rapids
2.4. drinking water
2.5. fishing
2.5.1. sustenance fishing
3. plants and animals
3.1. aquatic animals
3.1.1. beavers
3.1.2. muskrats
3.1.3. otters
3.2. riparians animals
3.2.1. wolf and pups
3.2.2. bear
3.2.3. mink
3.2.4. squirrels
3.2.5. birds
3.2.6. martens
3.2.7. mice