Wind River (Yukon)

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The Wind River is located in the north of the Yukon Territory in Canada and flows through the Wernecke Mountains.

He is - can only be reached by seaplane - as most of the rivers in this region. The source lake is the McClusky Lake. Over a short portage and a small river you reach the headwaters of the Wind River. The Wind River flows into the Peel River, which flows water over the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

The Wind River flows at a good pace and crystal clear water onto his bed of gravel, which usually divides flat arms almost to the entire 200 kilometers to the Peel River in very many. Gained notoriety of the Wind River, as in the winter of 1910 a stray dog sled patrol of the North West Mounted Police and return when attempting to Fort McPherson, starved.

It offered two -week canoe tours that guide the flow from McClusky Lake downstream to its mouth. The rapids on the Wind River are the difficulty level II

  • River system Peel River (Canada)
  • River in North America
  • River in Yukon
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