The Liard River is a river that flows through the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, and in Canada. It is 1,215 km (755 miles) long. It begins in the southeast of the Yukon Territory in the Pelly Mountains. It flows southeast into northern British Columbia, passes through the main range of the Rocky Mountains and then flows northeast through dense forests into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Fort Smith Region in the Northwest Territories. The South Nahanni and Fort Nelson rivers are its chief tributaries. It is navigable to Fort Liard, 165 miles from its mouth.
The area around the river in the Yukon Territory is called the Liard River Valley.
The Alaska Highway follows the river for part of its route.
The first white man to live at Liard River Hot Springs was Tom Smith, a prospector in the Klondike Gold Rush, who built and lived in a cabin with his daughter by Alpha pool in the early 1920’s.
They left the area after two years of trapping; on their way to Fort Liard, Tom was drowned in the Liard River, while his daughter was rescued by some Indians and sent to the Anglican mission at Hay River.
Liard River Hot Springs lies in the Liard River Valley and is located in the Liard -Rabbit Plateau.
The area around the river in the Yukon Territory is called the Liard River Valley, and the Alaska Highway follows the river for part of its route.
Among the early fur traders, the Liard above the Fort Nelson River was referred to as the "West Branch," while the Fort Nelson River was the "East Branch."
Liard River Hotsprings is a popular tourist attraction located at kilometre 765 of the Alaska Highway.
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