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Lijst van lange rivieren in Canada

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Kaart van Canada met de rivieren in deze lijst.

Dit is een lijst van de langste rivieren in Canada. Canada telt 47 rivieren met een lengte van meer dan 600 km. Bij een aantal rivieren, zoals de Columbia, is de in de lijst vermelde lengte uitsluitend die van de hoofdstroom. In andere gevallen, als de Mackenzie, wordt de gecombineerde lengte vermeld van de hoofdstroom en die van een of meer opeenvolgende zijrivieren stroomopwaarts, zoals wordt aangegeven in de bijbehorende voetnoten. Niet in deze lijst opgenomen zijn rivieren met hoofdstromen van 100 km of korter, zoals de Dauphin, die een korte verbinding vormt tussen het Manitobameer en Winnipegmeer. Ook uitgesloten zijn rivieren waarvan de hoofdstromen niet in Canada stromen, zoals de Mississippi, hoewel sommige zijrivieren dat wel doen.

Negen rivieren in deze lijst kruisen internationale grenzen of markeren deze. Vier daarvan —de Yukon, Columbia, Porcupine, en Kootenay— ontspringen in Canada en stromen verder in de Verenigde Staten. Vijf —de Milk, Pend Oreille, Saint Lawrence, Red en Saint John— ontspringen in de Verenigde Staten en stromen naar Canada. Van deze rivieren overschrijden de Milk en de Kootenay de grens twee keer, de Milk verlaat de Verenigde Staten en stroomt dat land vervolgens weer binnen, de Kootenay verlaat Canada uit en stroomt dat land daarna weer in.[1] De stroomgebieden van deze negen rivieren strekken zich uit over het grondgebied van beide landen; bovendien strekken de stroomgebieden van zes andere rivieren —de Fraser, Assiniboine, South Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Nelson en Winnipeg— zich uit naar de Verenigde Staten, hoewel de hoofdstromen volledig binnen Canada stromen.

Cijfers over het debiet van rivieren worden met wisselende precisie gerapporteerd door verschillende bronnen. Bioloog en schrijver Ruth Patrick stelt dat gegevens over debiet, stroomgebied en lengte van rivieren onderling sterk varieerden tussen verschillende auteurs. "Het lijkt erop" meent ze, "dat het verstandig is om gegevenstabellen zoals de huidige te beschouwen als een weergave van een algemene rangschikking van rivieren, en niet al te veel belang te hechten aan kleine (10-20%) verschillen in de cijfers".[2]

Langste rivieren in Canada

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Onderstaande lijst is voornamelijk ontleend aan The Atlas of Canada, waar nodig aangevuld met andere bronnen. Debiet verwijst naar de hoeveelheid water gemeten aan de riviermonding, tenzij anders aangegeven. Als een rivier ook door de Verenigde Staten stroomt, worden de betreffende staten cursief weergegeven. De volgende afkortingen worden gebruikt: "km" voor "kilometer", "s" voor "seconde", "m" voor "meter".

Legenda
† Rivier stroomt niet alleen door Canada.
‡ Stroomgebied bevindt zich niet alleen in Canada.
Langste rivieren in Canada
# Naam Monding Lengte[3] Bron[n 1] Stroomgebied[3] Debiet[3][5] Provincies,
staten 		Afbeelding
1 Mackenzie Beaufortzee
69° 22′ NB, 133° 54′ WL[6]		 &&&&&&&&&&&04241.&&&&&04.241 km
[n 2]		 Thutademeer
56° 44′ NB, 127° 31′ WL		 &&&&&&&&01805200.&&&&&01.805.200 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&09700.&&&&&09.700 m3/s Northwest Territories
A frozen river passes through flat country. Short trees grow on the riverbanks; tall mountains are in the far distance.
2 Yukon Beringzee
62° 36′ NB, 164° 48′ WL[8]		 &&&&&&&&&&&03185.&&&&&03.185 km
†[n 3]		 Teslinmeer
59° 37′ NB, 132° 9′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0839200.&&&&&0839.200 km2
‡[n 4]		 &&&&&&&&&&&06340.&&&&&06.340 m3/s[9] Brits-Columbia, Yukon, Alaska
Sunset over a large river flowing through mountains.
3 Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrencebaai
49° 40′ NB, 64° 30′ WL[10]		 &&&&&&&&&&&03058.&&&&&03.058 km
†[n 5]		 Seven Beaver Lake
47° 30′ NB, 91° 50′ WL[11]		 &&&&&&&&01344200.&&&&&01.344.200 km2
‡[n 6]		 &&&&&&&&&&&09850.&&&&&09.850 m3/s Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Quebec
A large ship travels along a large river bordered by vegetation on one bank and urban development on the other.
4 Nelson Hudsonbaai
57° 4′ NB, 92° 30′ WL[12]		 &&&&&&&&&&&02575.&&&&&02.575 km
[n 7]		 Bowgletsjer
51° 40′ NB, 116° 27′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0892300.&&&&&0892.300 km2
‡[n 8]		 &&&&&&&&&&&02370.&&&&&02.370 m3/s Manitoba
Native people sit in canoes along the shore of a very wide flat river.
5 Slave Great Slave Lake
61° 18′ NB, 113° 40′ WL[13]		 &&&&&&&&&&&02338.&&&&&02.338 km
[n 9]		 Thutademeer
56° 44′ NB, 127° 31′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0616400.&&&&&0616.400 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&03437.&&&&&03.437 m3/s[14] Alberta, Northwest Territories
White birds with wide orange beaks swim near a rocky ledge of a swift wide river.
6 Columbia Stille Oceaan
46° 15′ NB, 124° 3′ WL[15]		 &&&&&&&&&&&02000.&&&&&02.000 km
†[n 10]		 Columbiameer
50° 10′ NB, 115° 50′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0671300.&&&&&0671.300 km2
‡[n 11]		 &&&&&&&&&&&07730.&&&&&07.730 m3/s[16] Brits-Columbia, Washington, Oregon
A large river flows through a wooded gorge.
7 Saskatchewan Winnipegmeer
53° 11′ NB, 99° 15′ WL[17]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01939.&&&&&01.939 km
[n 12]		 Bowgletsjer
51° 40′ NB, 116° 27′ WL
&&&&&&&&&0335900.&&&&&0335.900 km2
‡[n 13]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0700.&&&&&0700 m3/s Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
A wide river flows under a bridge.
8 Peace Slave
59° 0′ NB, 111° 25′ WL[18]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01923.&&&&&01.923 km
[n 14]		 Thutademeer
56° 44′ NB, 127° 31′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0302500.&&&&&0302.500 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&02118.&&&&&02.118 m3/s[19] Brits-Columbia, Alberta
Brilliant sunset over a wide river flowing through woods
9 Churchill (Hudsonbaai) Hudsonbaai
58° 48′ NB, 94° 12′ WL[20]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01609.&&&&&01.609 km
[n 15]		 Churchillmeer
55° 49′ NB, 108° 23′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0281300.&&&&&0281.300 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&01200.&&&&&01.200 m3/s Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
A medium-sized river rushes through rapids in the woods.
10 South Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
53° 15′ NB, 105° 5′ WL[21]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01392.&&&&&01.392 km
[n 16]		 Bowgletsjer
51° 40′ NB, 116° 27′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0146100.&&&&&0146.100 km2
‡[n 17]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0280.&&&&&0280 m3/s Alberta, Saskatchewan
The surface of a wide river approaching a city is almost completely frozen.
11 Fraser Straat van Georgia
49° 7′ NB, 123° 11′ WL[22]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01375.&&&&&01.375 km Fraser Pass
52° 32′ NB, 118° 20′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0233100.&&&&&0233.100 km2
‡[n 18]		 &&&&&&&&&&&03540.&&&&&03.540 m3/s Brits-Columbia
Men in canoes descend wild rapids in a river canyon.
12 North Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
53° 15′ NB, 105° 5′ WL[23]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01287.&&&&&01.287 km Saskatchewangletsjer
52° 15′ NB, 117° 9′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0122800.&&&&&0122.800 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0245.&&&&&0245 m3/s Alberta, Saskatchewan
A wide river winds by a fenced overlook opposite a forest. The setting sun illuminates a partly cloudy sky.
13 Ottawa Saint Lawrence
45° 34′ NB, 74° 23′ WL[24]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01271.&&&&&01.271 km Laurentiden
47° 36′ NB, 75° 44′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0146300.&&&&&0146.300 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&01950.&&&&&01.950 m3/s Quebec, Ontario
A dock extends from the shore of an extremely wide river.
14 Athabasca Athabascameer
58° 59′ NB, 110° 51′ WL[25]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01231.&&&&&01.231 km Columbia-ijsveld
52° 11′ NB, 117° 28′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&095300.&&&&&095.300 km2
[n 19]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0783.&&&&&0783 m3/s[26] Alberta
A river flows by a cliff and through a snow-covered forest.
15 Liard MacKenzie
61° 51′ NB, 121° 19′ WL[27]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01115.&&&&&01.115 km
[28]		 Saint Cyr Range
61° 11′ NB, 131° 46′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0277100.&&&&&0277.100 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&02446.&&&&&02.446 m3/s[29] Yukon, Brits-Columbia, Northwest Territories
A wide flat river flows along a rocky shore toward a mountain range in the far distance.
16 Assiniboine Red
49° 53′ NB, 97° 8′ WL[30]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01070.&&&&&01.070 km nabij Hazel Dell
52° 16′ NB, 103° 9′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0182000.&&&&&0182.000 km2
‡[n 20]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 m3/s Saskatchewan, Manitoba
A muddy river floods a wooded urban area with boat docks and riverside seating.
A muddy river floods a wooded urban area with boat docks and riverside seating.
17 Milk Missouri
48° 3′ NB, 106° 19′ WL[31]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01005.&&&&&01.005 km
†[n 21]		 Blackfeet Indian Reservation
48° 51′ NB, 113° 1′ WL[31]		 &&&&&&&&&&061200.&&&&&061.200 km2
‡[n 22]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.90000018,9 m3/s[33] Alberta, Montana
A small river winds through a rocky, grass-covered plateau. Hills rise in the distance.
18 Albany Jamesbaai
52° 17′ NB, 81° 31′ WL[34]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0982.&&&&&0982 km
[n 23]		 Catmeer
51° 45′ NB, 91° 53′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0135200.&&&&&0135.200 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0251.&&&&&0251 m3/s
[n 24]		 Ontario
Large trucks, widely spaced, travel single-file across a frozen river.
19 Severn Hudsonbaai
56° 3′ NB, 87° 35′ WL[36]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0982.&&&&&0982 km
[n 25]		 Deer Lake
52° 37′ NB, 94° 40′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0102800.&&&&&0102.800 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0645.&&&&&0645 m3/s
[n 26]		 Ontario
20 Back Chantrey Inlet
67° 16′ NB, 95° 15′ WL[39]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0974.&&&&&0974 km
[n 27]		 nabij Aylmermeer
64° 25′ NB, 108° 27′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0106500.&&&&&0106.500 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0612.&&&&&0612 m3/s[40] Northwest Territories, Nunavut
21 Thelon Bakermeer
64° 17′ NB, 96° 5′ WL[41]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0904.&&&&&0904 km Lynxmeer
62° 21′ NB, 106° 2′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0142400.&&&&&0142.400 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0840.&&&&&0840 m3/s Northwest Territories, Nunavut
A wide river flows slowly through a forest of short, widely spaced evergreen trees.
22 La Grande Jamesbaai
53° 50′ NB, 79° 3′ WL[42]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0893.&&&&&0893 km Lac Nichicun
53° 13′ NB, 70° 56′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&097600.&&&&&097.600 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&01690.&&&&&01.690 m3/s Quebec
Sunset over a river winding through thick evergreen forests.
23 Red Winnipegmeer
50° 24′ NB, 96° 49′ WL[43]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0890.&&&&&0890 km
†[n 28]		 Wahpeton en Breckinridge
46° 16′ NB, 96° 36′ WL[45]		 &&&&&&&&&0287500.&&&&&0287.500 km2
‡[n 29]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0236.&&&&&0236 m3/s[46] North Dakota, Minnesota, Manitoba
A small river flows through a prairie landscape; brown grasses and leafless trees line the banks.
24 Koksoak Ungavabaai
58° 32′ NB, 68° 9′ WL[47]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0874.&&&&&0874 km
[n 30]		 Sevestremeer
52° 32′ NB, 68° 1′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0133400.&&&&&0133.400 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&02800.&&&&&02.800 m3/s Quebec
25 Churchill Atlantische Oceaan
53° 21′ NB, 60° 11′ WL[48]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0856.&&&&&0856 km
[n 31]		 Ashuanipi Lake
52° 59′ NB, 66° 14′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&079800.&&&&&079.800 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&01580.&&&&&01.580 m3/s Newfoundland en Labrador
26 Coppermine Coronationgolf
67° 49′ NB, 115° 4′ WL[49]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0845.&&&&&0845 km Lac de Gras
64° 35′ NB, 111° 11′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&050800.&&&&&050.800 km2[50] &&&&&&&&&&&&0262.&&&&&0262 m3/s
[n 32]		 Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Canoes and tents rest on a sandy spit along a river.
27 Dubawnt Thelon
64° 33′ NB, 100° 6′ WL[51]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0842.&&&&&0842 km Abitaumeer
60° 21′ NB, 107° 9′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&057500.&&&&&057.500 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0366.&&&&&0366 m3/s
[n 33]		 Northwest Territories, Nunavut
28 Winnipeg Winnipegmeer
50° 38′ NB, 96° 19′ WL[53]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0813.&&&&&0813 km
[n 34]		 Trapmeer
49° 13′ NB, 90° 27′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0135800.&&&&&0135.800 km2
‡[n 35]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0850.&&&&&0850 m3/s[54] Ontario, Manitoba
Men in canoes approach a tent encampment along a wide river.
29 Kootenay Columbia
49° 19′ NB, 117° 39′ WL[55]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0780.&&&&&0780 km
†		 Beaverfoot Range
51° 3′ NB, 116° 22′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&050300.&&&&&050.300 km2
‡[n 36]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0850.&&&&&0850 m3/s Brits-Columbia, Montana, Idaho
A river flows through forested hills.
30 Nottaway Jamesbaai
51° 23′ NB, 78° 56′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0776.&&&&&0776 km
[n 37]
Gillesmeer
48° 7′ NB, 75° 38′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&065800.&&&&&065.800 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&01190.&&&&&01.190 m3/s Quebec
31 Rupert Jamesbaai
51° 30′ NB, 78° 45′ WL[56]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0763.&&&&&0763 km
[n 38]		 ten noorden van Mistassinimeer
52° 13′ NB, 71° 32′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&043400.&&&&&043.400 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0900.&&&&&0900 m3/s Quebec
A medium-sized river plunges down rapids surrounded by forests.
32 Eastmain Jamesbaai
52° 15′ NB, 78° 34′ WL[57]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0756.&&&&&0756 km Lac Bréhat
52° 32′ NB, 70° 52′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&046400.&&&&&046.400 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0930.&&&&&0930 m3/s Quebec
A frozen river winds through a snowy forest.
33 Attawapiskat Jamesbaai
52° 57′ NB, 82° 18′ WL[58]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0748.&&&&&0748 km
[n 39]		 Attawapiskatmeer
52° 10′ NB, 87° 37′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&050500.&&&&&050.500 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0263.&&&&&0263 m3/s
[n 40]		 Ontario
34 Kazan Thelon
64° 3′ NB, 95° 29′ WL[60]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0732.&&&&&0732 km
[n 41]		 Ennadaimeer
60° 55′ NB, 101° 20′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&071500.&&&&&071.500 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0540.&&&&&0540 m3/s Nunavut
35 Red Deer South Saskatchewan
50° 58′ NB, 110° 0′ WL[61]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0724.&&&&&0724 km Sawback Range
51° 32′ NB, 116° 3′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&045100.&&&&&045.100 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070 m3/s Alberta
A suspension bridge crosses a wide river.
36 Great Whale Hudsonbaai
55° 16′ NB, 77° 47′ WL[62]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0724.&&&&&0724 km Saint-Lussonmeer
54° 50′ NB, 70° 32′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&042700.&&&&&042.700 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0680.&&&&&0680 m3/s Quebec
37 Porcupine Yukon
66° 36′ NB, 145° 19′ WL[63]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0721.&&&&&0721 km
†		 Ogilvie Mountains
66° 32′ NB, 138° 22′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&0117900.&&&&&0117.900 km2
‡[n 42]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0414.&&&&&0414 m3/s[64] Yukon, Alaska
A wide river curves by a rocky shore and across a flat plain.
38 Pend Oreille Columbia
48° 60′ NB, 117° 37′ WL[65]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0703.&&&&&0703 km
†[n 43]		 nabij Butte
46° 5′ NB, 112° 28′ WL[69]		 &&&&&&&&&&066900.&&&&&066.900 km2
‡[n 44]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0820.&&&&&0820 m3/s[70] Idaho, Washington, Brits-Columbia
A two-part dam, connected in the middle by an island, blocks a large river downstream of a railroad bridge.
39 Hay Great Slave Lake
60° 52′ NB, 115° 44′ WL[71]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0702.&&&&&0702 km nabij Zamameer
58° 14′ NB, 118° 52′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&048200.&&&&&048.200 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0113.&&&&&0113 m3/s[72] Alberta, Northwest Territories
A medium-sized river flows in bright sunlight through a forest.
A medium-sized river flows in bright sunlight through a forest.
40 Saguenay Saint Lawrence
48° 8′ NB, 69° 44′ WL[73]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0698.&&&&&0698 km
[n 45]		 nabij Otish Mountains
52° 16′ NB, 70° 49′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&088000.&&&&&088.000 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&01750.&&&&&01.750 m3/s Quebec
A very wide river flows between low lines of hills.
41 Anderson Beaufortzee
69° 43′ NB, 129° 0′ WL[74]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0692.&&&&&0692 km ten noordwesten van Great Bear Lake
66° 57′ NB, 124° 36′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0142.&&&&&0142 m3/s
[n 46]		 Northwest Territories
42 Peel Mackenzie
67° 42′ NB, 134° 32′ WL[75]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0684.&&&&&0684 km
[n 47]		 Gillmeer
65° 19′ NB, 139° 49′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&073600.&&&&&073.600 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0103.&&&&&0103 m3/s[76] Yukon, Northwest Territories
43 Saint John Fundybaai
45° 16′ NB, 66° 4′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0673.&&&&&0673 km
†		 Somerset County
46° 34′ NB, 69° 53′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&055200.&&&&&055.200 km2
‡[n 48]		 &&&&&&&&&&&01130.&&&&&01.130 m3/s Maine, New Brunswick
A flooding river has inundated roads, trees, and an elegant building.
44 Stewart Yukon
63° 18′ NB, 139° 25′ WL[77]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0644.&&&&&0644 km Selwyn Mountains
64° 7′ NB, 131° 42′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&051000.&&&&&051.000 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0675.&&&&&0675 m3/s[78] Yukon
A wide river flows through hills. A sign in the foreground says "Stewart River".
45 Horton Franklinbaai
69° 56′ NB, 126° 48′ WL[79]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0618.&&&&&0618 km Kitikmeot
67° 51′ NB, 120° 33′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&026680.&&&&&026.680 km2[80] Nunavut, Northwest Territories
A big river winds across a plain near a bluff.
46 English Winnipeg
50° 12′ NB, 95° 0′ WL[81]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0615.&&&&&0615 km nabij Marmionmeer
49° 6′ NB, 91° 16′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&052300.&&&&&052.300 km2 Ontario
47 Pelly Yukon
62° 47′ NB, 137° 20′ WL[82]		 &&&&&&&&&&&&0608.&&&&&0608 km Mackenzie Mountains
62° 49′ NB, 129° 53′ WL		 &&&&&&&&&&051000.&&&&&051.000 km2 &&&&&&&&&&&&0410.&&&&&0410 m3/s Yukon
A wide river winds through a forest and by a town.

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