Yukon Territory - North/Black/Liard River Canoe Trip, River Distances, Metric

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All distances below should be relatively accurate, but for safety, I would consider everything as approximate. They will be less accurate in and through braided areas. Rivers change course over time, and often every year in braids. What is below should be close enough to give some decent estimates for trip times. The amount of scouting you do in the white water stretches will probably be the biggest time variable.

The first column of numbers is the distance in kilometers BETWEEN the point mentioned on that line, and the place named on the line above it.

Column two is ascending cumulative distance (in km) from the point named at the top of that leg of the column to the point on this line. (AL = Ascending Leg distance)

The third column is the descending cumulative distance, so you know how far it is from a given point to the next lake or junction. These do not include the distances on a lake. (DL = Descending Leg distance)

The fourth column is the ascending cumulative distance for the whole trip, and does include lake milages. (AT = Ascending Trip total distance)

The fifth column is the descending cumulative distance for the whole trip, and also includes lake milages. (DT = Descending Trip total distance)

Add the distances for the upper lakes if you happen to go there. I'm not expecting many people to get up there so they aren't in the totals.

* Means that I do not know exact map placement of where something starts or ends. They won't be very far off, and cumulative distances remain the same.

                                        Kilometer accumulation from
Start one of upper North Lakes                           trip start
Lake length east                                          A     D
Lake length west                                                 
Creek to confluence                                           
Creek to Lower North Lake                                     
                                                          AT    DT
Lower North Lake length          5.1   North Lake Out       5.1  258.7
North River to small pond        1.3   AL1.3  DL22.8        6.4  253.6
To approx start of narrows      *1.0     2.3    21.5        7.4  252.3
To approx start of sieve        * .6     2.9    20.5        8.0  251.3
To 1220 meter (start of steep)   2.5     5.4    19.9       10.5  250.7
To 1160 meter (start of steep)   7.6    13.0    17.4       18.1  248.2
To 1120 meter (start of steep)   3.5    16.5     9.8       21.6  240.6
To Campsite 2                    3.2    19.7     6.3       24.8  237.1
To Fire Lake inlet               3.1    22.8     3.1       27.9  233.9

Fire Lake outlet                 5.2    Fire Lake Out      33.1  230.8
To start of rapids portage      *1.5   AL1.5   DL32.3      34.6  225.6
Reenter river                   * .8     2.3     30.8      35.4  224.1
To Campsite 3                    2.4     4.7     30.0      37.8  223.3
To 1000 meter (start of steep)   6.6    11.3     27.6      44.4  220.9
To Waters Creek                  4.6    15.9     21.0      49.0  214.3
To start of waterfall portage     .7    16.6     16.4      49.7  209.7
Reenter river                   * .4    17.0     15.7      50.1  209.0
Start of Braids                  1.2    18.2     15.3      51.3  208.6
To Black R. confl. (campsite 4)  5.6    23.8     14.1      56.9  207.4
To Black Lake inlet (campsite 5) 8.5    32.3      8.5      65.4  201.8

Black Lake outlet                2.0   Black Lake Out      67.4  193.3
Potential campsite              14.6  AL14.6   DL41.4      82.0  191.3
Campsite 6                      16.3    30.9     26.8      98.3  176.7
Potential campsite               2.8    33.7     10.5     101.1  160.4
Actual Black/Liard confluence    7.7    41.4      7.7     108.8  157.6

                                       Liard confluence
Hasselberg Creek                16.8  AL16.8   DL149.9    125.6  149.9
Campsite 7                      17.9    34.7     133.1    143.5  133.1
Allan Creek                     15.4    50.1     115.2    158.9  115.2
Sambo Creek                     19.4    69.5      99.8    178.3   99.8
Meister River (campsite 8)      16.0    85.5      80.4    194.3   80.4
Frances River                   21.7   107.2      64.4    216.0   64.4
Rancheria River                  7.6   114.8      42.7    223.6   42.7
Campsite 9                      15.3   130.1      35.1    238.9   35.1
Alaska Highway Bridge           19.8   149.9      19.8    258.7   19.8  

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