Originally a tributary of the Parsnip River, it now feeds Lake Williston via the Nation Arm of that lake, which is the reservoir formed by WAC Bennett Dam.
The town of Mackenzie is to the southeast of the river's terminus at the lake.
[2] The provincial park is in the upper reaches of the river, and incorporates a main parcel around Tsayta and Indata Lakes, and four small parcels on Techntlo and Chuchi Lakes.
[3] Nation Mountain, named for the river, stands to the north of Tchento Lake.
This article related to a river in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada is a stub.