Smith River (Liard River tributary)

"Smith River (British Columbia)" redirects here. For the place, see Smith River, British Columbia.

The Smith River is a river in the Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia, Canada, arising in the Yukon at 60°09′N 126°18′W and crossing the border to enter British Columbia at 60°00′00″N 126°23′25″W^[1] to its confluence with the Liard River at 59°33′00″N 126°29′00″W, between the confluences of the Toad and Coal Rivers.^[2] At the confluence is the site of the former Hudson's Bay Company trading post, Fort Halkett, and also Smith River Falls, which are jointly protected by Smith River Falls-Fort Halkett Provincial Park.

The settlement of Smith River is located upstream at the confluence of Shaw Creek,^[3] and is the site of the third-coldest temperature on record in Canada.

See also

• Smith River (disambiguation)
• List of extreme temperatures in Canada
• List of rivers of British Columbia
• List of rivers of Yukon