Smith River (Liard River tributary)

"Smith River (British Columbia)" redirects here. For the place, see Smith River, British Columbia.

The Smith River is a river in the Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia, Canada, arising in the Yukon at 60°09′N126°18′W / 60.150°N 126.300°W / 60.150; -126.300 and crossing the border to enter British Columbia at 60°00′00″N126°23′25″W / 60.00000°N 126.39028°W / 60.00000; -126.39028 ^[1] to its confluence with the Liard River at 59°33′00″N126°29′00″W / 59.55000°N 126.48333°W / 59.55000; -126.48333 , between the confluences of the Toad and Coal Rivers. ^[2] At the confluence is the site of the former Hudson's Bay Company trading post, Fort Halkett, and also Smith River Falls, which are jointly protected by Smith River Falls-Fort Halkett Provincial Park.

The settlement of Smith River is located upstream at the confluence of Shaw Creek, ^[3] and is the site of the third-coldest temperature on record in Canada.

See also

• Smith River (disambiguation)
• List of extreme temperatures in Canada
• List of rivers of British Columbia
• List of rivers of Yukon

References

1. "Smith River (river)". BC Geographical Names .
2. "Smith River (river)". BC Geographical Names .
3. "Smith River (settlement)". BC Geographical Names .

59°33′00″N126°29′00″W / 59.55000°N 126.48333°W / 59.55000; -126.48333