Dehcho Plains

Dehcho is the Slavey name for the Mackenzie River, which means "big river". The plains of this area lie in the country the Muskwa River crosses on its way east. Steep Rocky Mountain foothills give way to subalpine and boreal forest, and the river then meanders across the muskeg and forest of the vast Liard River plains. Near the town of Fort Nelson the Muskwa joins the Fort Nelson River, and its waters flow on into the Mackenzie system.