It is located in the province of British Columbia, approximately 3,500 km west of the national capital, Ottawa, and about 1,170 km north of the provincial capital, Victoria.

The area around the river is heavily pine forested and is almost uninhabited, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometre.

It is part of the boreal climate zones, with annual average temperatures of approximately -5 °C.

The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 8 °C, and the coldest is January, with-18 °C.

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