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North Nahanni River

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29: 264:, where it receives the waters of Deceiver Creek and Battlement Creek. It turns east after receiving the Ram River and Tetcela River and flows between the Nahanni Range and the Camsell Range. It empties into the 339: 260:, at an elevation of 2,000 meters (6,600 ft). It flows east, south of the Thundercloud Range, then turns north-east and east. It turns south around the Camsell Range of the 181: 97: 332: 784: 789: 479: 360: 307: 675: 491: 325: 261: 619: 529: 614: 594: 519: 609: 564: 468: 269: 51: 604: 514: 383: 28: 290: 703: 763: 753: 748: 352: 237: 56: 639: 373: 758: 524: 463: 438: 295: 257: 280:
From headwaters to mouth, the North nahanni River receives waters from the following tributaries:
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at an elevation of 105 meters (344 ft), 110 kilometers (68 mi) downstream from
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The North Nahanni River originates in the Backbone Ranges of the
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Canada
Territory
Northwest Territories
62°16′18″N 126°23′55″W / 62.27157°N 126.39859°W / 62.27157; -126.39859 (North Nahanni River headwaters)
Mouth
Mackenzie River
62°14′44″N 123°19′43″W / 62.24557°N 123.32866°W / 62.24557; -123.32866 (North Nahanni River mouth)
Northwest Territories
Canada
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie Mountains
Franklin Mountains
Mackenzie River
Fort Simpson
Ram River
Tetcela River
List of rivers of the Northwest Territories
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Hydrography
Northwest Territories
Rivers
Arctic Red
Back
Coppermine
Fond du Lac
Great Bear
Hay

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