Canada's Longest Rivers #8 PEACE RIVER Traditional Cache

This series of 13 caches honours the longest rivers in Canada, whether their flow is entirely within the country or is shared with the USA.

The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world, preceded by the Mekong and followed by the Niger River. The Finlay River, the main headwater of the Peace River, is regarded as the ultimate source of the Mackenzie River.  This river is 1,923 kilometres  long from the head of Finlay River to Lake Athabasca. It drains an area of approximately 302,500 square kilometres.