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Horn River
River in Northwest Territories, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the river in France and Germany, see Horn (Schwarzbach).
The Horn River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River.
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Horn River | |
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![]() A common loon on the Horn River at sunrise | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Physical characteristics | |
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• coordinates | 62.73°N 119.63°W / 62.73; -119.63 (Horn River origin) |
• elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Mackenzie River |
• coordinates | 61.47665°N 118.08075°W / 61.47665; -118.08075 (Horn River mouth) |
• elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
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The river gives the name to the Horn River Formation, a shale deposit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The Horn River Basin refers to the extent of the Horn River Formation in the subsurface, and is not defined by the Horn River watershed.