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  CHRS - Arctic Red River (Tsiigèhnjik)
The Arctic Red River (Tsiigèhnjik) offers limitless wilderness experiences to adventurers ready to take on the challenge of this wild land.
Unlike many mountain rivers, the Arctic Red flows placidly for much of its course.
At its confluence with the Mackenzie is the village of Arctic Red River (Tsiigèhtchic).
www.chrs.ca /Rivers/ArcticRed/ArcticRed_e.htm   (102 words)

  
  Arctic Red River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arctic Red River is the name of a tributary to the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
The Arctic Red River's headwaters are in the Mackenzie Mountains, from where it flows 500 kilometers NW to its confluence with the Mackenzie.
The lower 200 km of the river are navigable by kayakers and canoers, without requiring portaging.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arctic_Red_River   (155 words)

  
 Arctic Red River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Arctic Red River flows 499 km north-northwest from glaciers in the North MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS, crossing 4 mountain ranges before it winds its way through the Mackenzie Lowlands, crossing the Arctic Circle and joining the MACKENZIE RIVER just south of the Mackenzie River Delta.
The first European to see the Arctic Red River was Alexander MACKENZIE, in 1789, but the Gwich'in have hunted and fished in the river for thousands of years.
Today, the river still provides much of the basics of life for the residents of Tsiigehtchic: wood from the spruce forests, fish, moose, waterfowl and a transportation route to their traditional trapping areas.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009687   (256 words)

  
 Arctic Red River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Arctic Red River is the name of a tributary to the (A Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea) Mackenzie River in the (A territory in northwestern Canada) Northwest Territories, (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada.
The Arctic Red River's headwaters are in the (additional info and facts about Mackenzie Mountains) Mackenzie Mountains, from where it flows 500 kilometers NW to its confluence with the Mackenzie.
The lower 200 (A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)) km of the river are navigable by (additional info and facts about kayaker) kayakers and (Small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle) canoers, without requiring (additional info and facts about portaging) portaging.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/arctic_red_river.htm   (208 words)

  
 Mackenzie River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the longest river in Canada and, together with its headstreams the Peace and the Finlay, the second longest river in North America at 4,241 km in length; only the Mississippi-Missouri is longer.
It freezes over in October and the ice on the river breaks up in May. During the winter months, sections of the river are used as an ice road.
The divide between the Mackenzie basin and the basin of the Yukon River to the west forms the central portion of the boundary between Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mackenzie_river   (273 words)

  
 Mackenzie River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The river's peak discharge occurs in June, but its flow is generally uniform because of the flat Barren Lands east of the river and the many large lakes in the system.
The lakes and rivers of the Mackenzie and its tributaries are open from mid-June to the beginning of November in the northerly areas.
The main headwaters are the PEACE RIVER and the ATHABASCA RIVER, while the main stream (1738 km) issues from the shallow swamps and mudbanks of the West Arm of GREAT SLAVE LAKE.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004954   (353 words)

  
 Western Arctic River Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The river and area was traditionally used by Inuit as the river is a spawning grounds for arctic charr.
This river is the jewel of the arctic.
The mouth of the river was and is still used by the Inuvialuit while the headwaters area and lakes are used by the Gwich'in.
www.inuvik.net /canoenwt/rivers2.html   (920 words)

  
 CHRS - Arctic Red River - Fact Sheet
One constable from the Arctic Red River detachment was killed by Albert Johnson, the “Mad Trapper of Rat River”.
The Arctic Red River is one of the longest navigable tributaries of the Lower Mackenzie River.
Aircraft with pontoons have a myriad of lakes to choose from near the river throughout the Mackenzie Lowlands and landings on the river itself are possible on the straighter and deeper sections of the river.
www.chrs.ca /Rivers/ArcticRed/ArcticRed-F_e.htm   (2209 words)

  
 Arctic Red River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Arctic Red River (Tsiigèhnjik) offers limitless wilderness experiences to adventurers ready to take on the challenge of this wild land.
Unlike many mountain rivers, the Arctic Red flows placidly for much of its course.
At its confluence with the Mackenzie is the village of Arctic Red River (Tsiigèhtchic).
collections.ic.gc.ca /rivers/hp23.html   (101 words)

  
 SCOPE 42 - Biogeochemistry of Major World Rivers, Chapter 4, Carbon and Mineral Transport in Major North American, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Rivers transport a variety of materials to the sea, and in some cases fluvial inputs are the major source of materials found in the ocean.
The north Alaskan rivers of these regions are partly or wholly frozen for six to nine months of the year, with the result that almost all of the yearly flow of the North Slope rivers and a major proportion of the Yukon is restricted to short spring and summer periods.
For the Alaskan rivers, the main annual concentrations and fluxes of selected chemical constituents from the North Slope rivers of Arctic Alaska and adjacent subarctic Yukon River are shown in Table 4.3.
www.icsu-scope.org /downloadpubs/scope42/chapter04.html   (7343 words)

  
 Arctic Grayling, Arctic Char and Dolly Varden Alaska Adventures
Dolly Varden are often common near the mouths of lakes in the spring and in rivers during their fall migration.
Arctic char generally have a shorter head and snout, a trait particularly evident in spawning males.
The tail of an Arctic char has a slightly deeper fork than that of a Dolly Varden, and the base of the Arctic char's tail is narrower.
www.alaska-adventures.net /alaska_arctic_grayling_fishing.asp   (757 words)

  
 1992 Field Report-Luc Nolin (Part 4)
The right bank of the Arctic Red River is a low terrace with an altitude of 10 metres above the lowest water level and it is dominated by the village which is situated on the 30 metres terrace.
The main strategy of the archaeological work in Arctic Red River during the summer of 1992 focused on the occupation of the lower terrace, located in front of the village.
The Arctic Red River carries large volume of sediments which are deposited to form the low bench of its confluence with the Mackenzie River.
www.canadianarchaeology.com /cmcc/nln924.htm   (1970 words)

  
 The delta region (from Mackenzie River) --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The mean annual discharge of Mackenzie water into the delta, measured at the confluence of the Arctic Red River, is 340,000 cubic feet per second, increasing to an average of 540,000 cubic feet per second in summer.
river valleys; grains, fruit; yaks and sheep graze on bleak, sparsely inhabited plateau in e.; pop.
The river forms at the junction of the Otter Tail and Bois de Sioux rivers near the twin cities of Breckenridge, Minn., and Wahpeton, N.D. It is 545 miles (877 kilometers) long and flows northward to empty into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-39987?tocId=39987   (906 words)

  
 Red River Paper Blog
Red River Paper's selection of inkjet media for the Canon is extensive, and covers the gamut from photo satin to 100% cotton paper.
Red River is one of the sponsor's of the www.dpcorner.com dSLR workshop March 8-16 2007.
Red River recommends this model for customers who need to print lots of greetings cards this Christmas season.
www.redriverpaper.com /blog   (5340 words)

  
 Del Sol Review
Anything arctic, from the Franklin expedition to the voyage of the Nautilus, from the Siberian land bridge to the work of Gontran de Poncins, from SRA cards to National Geographic, held a promise I made to myself to see something extraordinary, something beautiful as well as dangerous and hard.
The Peal River ferry is a cable ferry--a long steel cable strung between the two banks; a strong winch in the boat to pull it back and forth.
The MacKenzie River is the largest river in Canada And where it meets the Arctic Red River, a much smaller stream coming in from the west, steep brown bluffs line both sides of the water.
webdelsol.com /Del_Sol_Review/dsr9/olsen.htm   (5808 words)

  
 Arctic: prevalence of freshwater flocculation in cold regions: a case study from the Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Mackenzie River Delta (MRD) is used as a case study for evaluating the extent to which flocculation may play an important role in the transport of sediment and associated contaminants in arctic regions.
Freshwater fluvial sediment studies in arctic climates have focused primarily on delta-building through sedimentation and erosion (Rosenberg and Barton, 1986; Lewis, 1991), contaminants, sediment budgets, and sediment transport (e.g., Gilbert, 1980; Mackiewicz et al., 1984; Ferguson and Marsh, 1991; Jenner and Hill, 1991; Yunker et al., 1993, 1995; Yunker and MacDonald, 1995).
This stability likely reflects the influence of permafrost in armouring the river banks against significant erosion and suggests that the significant suspended sediment loads of the MRD owe their origin to southern regions of the Mackenzie River and not to the MRD itself.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3712/is_199806/ai_n8787849   (1433 words)

  
 The MACKENZIE RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers"
A Mackenzie River canoe trip may be the ideal outdoor adventure for habitual nighthawks: By July, near the Arctic Circle at Fort Good Hope, a full 24 hours of daylight makes round-the-clock river travel a real possibility.
Although the vegetation of the river shoreline becomes shorter and less dense as the river flows into the taiga zone, the fl and white spruce of the more southern boreal forest never completely disappear.
North of the mouth of Willowlake River, the Mackenzie enters a very mountainous region, with the McConnell Range to the east and the Camsell Range to the west.
www.greatcanadianrivers.com /rivers/mack/recreation-home.html   (1316 words)

  
 M.S.Norweta - Explore Canada's Arctic
Here at the confluence of the Arctic Red River with the Mackenzie, there has been a native fish camp for centuries and today fur trapping is still the main economic pursuit in the community.
On departing we will pass through the “Upper Ramparts”, a section where the river banks are perpendicular cliffs that rise 200 feet from the river, at this point the river provides scenery that never fails to impress.
Whereas, other settlements on the river originated as fur posts, the community of Norman Wells, is the first to owe its existence to the direst development of mineral resources, a refinery has been producing oil here commercially since 1921.
www.norweta.com /mac_river_itinerary_sbound.htm   (1090 words)

  
 Overview of the 1992 Field Season(Luc Nolin)
A second goal was to evaluate by systematic testing and excavation the condition of MiTr-1, located on the lower terrace in front of the village of Arctic Red River.
Pilon also discovered a variety of artifacts all along the severely eroded river talus, such as a wooden toboggan fragment, bone and antler tools, a fragment of a birch bark container, lithic debitage, faunal remains and fire broken-rocks.
Dale Clark, elder of Arctic Red River for the donation to the Canadian Museum of Civilization of an old Hudson's Bay cooking pot and an bullet mould found in the village years ago.
www.canadianarchaeology.com /cmcc/nln92int.htm   (1136 words)

  
 Welcome to Arctic Blast 2001 - A to Z
Albert Johnson was a stranger to the people at Arctic Red River where he decided to build a cabin, settle down and start trapping.
Very little was heard about Albert Johnson until a trapper complained to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Arctic Red River that Johnson was springing his traps and hanging them on trees.
It was May 7, 1931, and he was heading to the Beaver River, and then across the Wernecke Mountains to the Arctic slope, and from there down north to the Porcupine country.
www.arcticblast.polarhusky.com /madtrapper   (693 words)

  
 Wabash Foundation
Near the town of Arctic Red River he encountered a barrier of river ice on the Mackenzie River.
The river was witecaping, and water was coming over the back of the boat as we made our way across the Mackenzie River.
The Mackenzie and Yukon River watersheds are seperated by the Cassiar Mountians which pass through the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
www.bright.net /~apax/wa01011.htm   (550 words)

  
 Civilization.ca - Overview of the 1986 Field Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The survey of the Mackenzie River was made by "river scow", the flat-bottomed boat characteristic of the region, belonging to Mr.
We left Arctic Red River on July 22, but were forced to abandon our plan to reach the mouth of Thunder River near the half way mark ower to outboard motor problems.
We carried out limited testing in the settlement of Arctic Red River on July 28 and 29, and we returned to Inuvik the night of the 29th.
www.vmnf.civilization.ca /archeo/nogap/1986int.htm   (1426 words)

  
 Gwich'in Tribal Council - Gwich'in Communities: Tsiigehtchic (Arctic Red River)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Tsiigehtchic which translates in the Gwich’in language as “at the mouth of the iron river” was formerly known as Arctic Red River.
The red roof of the Roman Catholic church, which sits on a hill,is the first sight that visitors will see as they drive in on the Dempster Highway or travel in in their boats, kayaks or canoes on the river.
In the summer, canoe races are held on the river in August.
www.gwichin.nt.ca /gwichinCommunitiesTsiigehtchic.htm   (725 words)

  
 Schedule XI - Rights Of The Public To Hunt Migratory Game Birds Within Gwich'in Lands - Indian and Northern Affairs ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
the public of Arctic Red River and Fort McPherson may hunt migratory game birds on Husky Lake (overland access by designated route at a seismic line at latitude 67°27'20"N and longitude 134°53'20"W on the Peel River and at latitude 67°29'32"N and longitude 135°04'25"N on Husky Lake).
the public of Arctic Red River and Fort McPherson may hunt migratory game birds on Swan Lake (overland access by designated route at a seismic line at latitude 67°07'34"N and longitude 133°32'46"W on Arctic Red River and at latitude 67°07'30"N and longitude 133°39'12"W on Swan Lake).
Arctic Red River, excepting the waterfront lands on the west bank and 500-metre strips of waterfront lands on the east bank centred on:
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /pr/agr/gwich/gwic/fsch11_e.html   (1169 words)

  
 Yukon Adventure Company - Mackenzie River Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Further down river lies Fort Norman, a native community set against the dramatic backdrop of Bear Rock, a 1,550-foot tower of limestone at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Great Bear River.
Whereas other settlements on the river originated as fur trading posts, Norman Wells was the first to owe its existence to the direct development of mineral resources; since 1921, its refinery has been producing oil commercially.
Arctic Red River is also the point where the Dempster Highway—named for RCMP Corporal Dempster, who traveled the route in 1911 by dog team—crosses the Mackenzie on the way to its terminus in Inuvik.
www.yukonadventures.com /adventures/bt009.html   (1405 words)

  
 Trailer Life: Dempster, The   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
All the rivers north of this point flow to the Beaufort Sea via the MacKenzie River system; the waters to the south flow into the Bering Sea via the Yukon River.
The road then drops down along the Blackstone River, and we passed an outfitters camp that is used during hunting season.
River flow can vary greatly causing a steep angle between the land and ferryloading ramp.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3707/is_200110/ai_n8996574   (1166 words)

  
 Western Arctic River Profiles
Pick-up is usually at the mouth or the river at Anderson River Cabin at Krekovik Landing or at the Nicholson DEW Line Airstrip.
This area is used by the Gwich'in from Tsiigehtchic (Arctic Red River).
Difficult to start a canoe trip at the beginning of the river at Misfortune Lake as it would not be possible to paddle the first 15 km of the river due to low water and rocks.
www.inuvik.net /canoenwt/rivers.html   (965 words)

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