Trout River (Northwest Territories)

Trout River
Rapids on Trout River, from Mackenzie Highway
Basin
Main source	Trout Lake 60°44′18″N 121°08′51″W / 60.73833°N 121.14756°WCoordinates: 60°44′18″N 121°08′51″W / 60.73833°N 121.14756°W
Source elevation	490 meters (1,610 ft)
River mouth	Mackenzie River 61°18′15″N 119°50′40″W / 61.30423°N 119.84453°W
Mouth elevation	145 meters (476 ft)
Country	Canada  Northwest Territories

Trout River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River.

The river gives the name to the Trout River Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Course

It originates in Trout Lake, at an elevation of 490 meters (1,610 ft). It flows north and then east, through occasional rapids, receiving the waters from several creeks and lakes. The course becomes meandered before it is crossed by the Mackenzie Highway, where the river turns sharply west, then north. It continues through a 60 meters (200 ft) deep canyon, then empties into the Mackenzie River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) downstream from Jean Marie River and 95 kilometers (59 mi) upstream from Mills Lake, at an elevation of 145 meters (476 ft).