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of the Peel is the headwater for a channel that later collects distributaries of the
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438:List of rivers of the Northwest Territories
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543:– Hydrometric data from Environment Canada
531:– Hydrometric data from Environment Canada
322:in central Yukon at the confluence of the
276:8,800 m/s (310,000 cu ft/s)
541:Peel River Above Fort McPherson (10MC002)
529:Peel River Above Fort McPherson (10MC002)
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266:46.8 m/s (1,650 cu ft/s)
256:691 m/s (24,400 cu ft/s)
222:73,600 km (28,400 sq mi)
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23:River in Northwest Territories, Canada
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553:ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names
1075:Borders of the Northwest Territories
865:Lac des Bois (Northwest Territories)
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1055:Rivers of the Northwest Territories
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1080:Tributaries of the Mackenzie River
1065:Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
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576:from the original on 2014-08-18.
433:List of longest rivers of Canada
381:during the summer months and an
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564:Meagan Wohlberg (2013-05-13).
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181: • coordinates
16:For the Australian river, see
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133:Physical characteristics
498:The National Atlas of Canada
468:Geographical Names Data Base
330:. Its main tributaries are:
18:Peel River (New South Wales)
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1024:Richard Collinson Inlet
443:List of rivers of Yukon
318:. Its source is in the
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506:. 1985. Archived from
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208:67.00000; -134.98417
1029:Prince Albert Sound
356:Snake River (Yukon)
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463:"Peel River"
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363:distributary
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1009:Minto Inlet
999:Liddon Gulf
989:Husky Lakes
860:Lac de Gras
825:Great Slave
744:Yellowknife
654:Fond du Lac
619:Hydrography
514:24 November
206: /
111:Territories
75:Native name
1049:Categories
910:Sambaa K'e
895:Napaktulik
820:Great Bear
780:Blackwater
689:Kotaneelee
679:Kagloryuak
659:Great Bear
649:Coppermine
639:Arctic Red
478:2010-11-24
449:References
409:permafrost
383:ice bridge
341:Hart River
288:Peel River
219:Basin size
194:134°59′3″W
29:Peel River
925:Tahiryuak
855:Lac Belot
810:Firedrake
770:Artillery
699:Mackenzie
231:Discharge
940:Wholdaia
935:Tulemalu
930:Tathlina
920:Snowbird
890:Mosquito
885:McArthur
800:Colville
719:Redstone
674:Hornaday
574:Archived
427:See also
377:, via a
310:and the
300:Gwich’in
191:67°0′0″N
95:Location
87:Gwichʼin
900:Nonacho
790:Buffalo
714:Petitot
621:of the
421:sulphur
417:calcium
100:Country
915:Selwyn
880:MacKay
850:Keller
840:Kakisa
835:Howard
830:Hottah
775:Aylmer
724:Roscoe
631:Rivers
316:Canada
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142:Source
104:Canada
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905:Point
845:Kasba
815:Frame
805:Faber
762:Lakes
739:Trout
729:Slave
694:Liard
684:Keele
579:thaw.
379:ferry
308:Yukon
157:Mouth
119:Yukon
946:more
875:Lynx
785:Boyd
750:more
709:Peel
669:Horn
644:Back
516:2010
419:and
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