Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et Océans Canada Canada Corrected to Monthly Edition No. 05 /2015 ARC 404 FIRST EDITION Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River Sailing Directions Pictograph legend C12 Anchorage C11 Wharf C10 C9 Marina C3 C2 C8 C7 C1 Current C6 C5 C4 Caution Light Radio calling-in point Lifesaving station Pilotage Department of Fisheries and Oceans information line 1-613-993-0999 Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton (Great Lakes and Arctic) 1-800-267-7270 Cover photograph Northern Transportation Company Limited syncrolift drydock, Hay River, NWT. 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CORRECTIONS N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: 05/2015 III Preface __________________________________________________________ VII Explanatory notes ________________________________________________ VIII Abbreviations ______________________________________________________ X CHAPTER 1 Great Slave Lake — West shore General _________________________________________________________ 1-1 Great Slave Lake — West Shore _____________________________________ 1-2 Slave Point to Gypsum Point ____________________________________ 1-2 CHAPTER 2 Great Slave Lake — North Arm General _________________________________________________________ 2-1 Approach to Yellowknife Bay ___________________________________ 2-3 Yellowknife Bay ______________________________________________ 2-4 Approach to Hearne Channel ____________________________________ 2-7 CHAPTER 3 Great Slave Lake — East arm General _________________________________________________________ 3-1 Off-lying Islands ______________________________________________ 3-2 Entrance Channels ________________________________________________ 3-2 Hearne Channel ______________________________________________ 3-2 Inconnu Channel ______________________________________________ 3-2 Hornby Channel ______________________________________________ 3-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE McLeod Bay _____________________________________________________ 3-4 Christie Bay _____________________________________________________ 3-5 CHAPTER 4 Athabasca River — Lake Athabasca — Slave River General _________________________________________________________ 4-1 Athabasca River __________________________________________________ 4-2 Lake Athabasca __________________________________________________ 4-4 Athabasca River to Fort Chipewyan _______________________________ 4-5 Lake Athabasca to Slave River ___________________________________ 4-6 Slave River ______________________________________________________ 4-6 Upper Slave River ____________________________________________ 4-6 Lower Slave River ____________________________________________ 4-7 Slave River delta ______________________________________________ 4-8 CHAPTER 5 Great Slave Lake — South shore General _________________________________________________________ 5-1 Slave River delta to Hay River ___________________________________ 5-1 Hay River ___________________________________________________ 5-3 Hay River to Mackenzie River ___________________________________ 5-6 CHAPTER 6 Mackenzie River — Great Slave Lake to Morrisey Creek General _________________________________________________________ 6-1 Great Slave Lake to Morrisey Creek _________________________________ 6-3 Approaches to Mackenzie River _________________________________ 6-4 South Channel _______________________________________________ 6-4 Beaver Lake _________________________________________________ 6-5 Providence Rapids ____________________________________________ 6-5 Providence Island to Mills Lake __________________________________ 6-6 Mills Lake ___________________________________________________ 6-9 Mills Lake to Morrisey Creek ___________________________________ 6-9 IV CHAPTER 7 Mackenzie River — Morrisey Creek to Fort Simpson — Liard River and Fort Nelson River General _________________________________________________________ 7-1 Approach to Head-of-the-line ____________________________________ 7-2 Head-of-the-line to Rabbitskin River ______________________________ 7-3 Rabbitskin River to Green Island Rapids ___________________________ 7-4 Green Island Rapids ___________________________________________ 7-5 Green Island Rapids to Fort Simpson ______________________________ 7-6 Liard River and Fort Nelson River __________________________________ 7-9 General _____________________________________________________ 7-9 Fort Simpson to Fort Nelson ____________________________________ 7-9 CHAPTER 8 Mackenzie River — Fort Simpson to Wrigley General _________________________________________________________ 8-1 Fort Simpson to Trail River _____________________________________ 8-2 Trail River to North Nahanni River _______________________________ 8-3 Camsell Bend to Jones Landing __________________________________ 8-4 Jones Landing to Wrigley _______________________________________ 8-6 CHAPTER 9 Mackenzie River — Wrigley to Tulita (Fort Norman) General _________________________________________________________ 9-1 Wrigley to Blackwater River ____________________________________ 9-2 Blackwater River to Old Fort Point _______________________________ 9-4 Old Fort Point to Tulita (Fort Norman) ____________________________ 9-9 CHAPTER 10 Mackenzie River — Great Bear River and Great Bear Lake — Tulita to The Ramparts General ________________________________________________________ 10-1 Tulita to The Ramparts ___________________________________________ 10-2 General ____________________________________________________ 10-2 Tulita to Norman Wells ________________________________________ 10-3 Norman Wells to Carcajou Ridge ________________________________ 10-7 Approach to Sans Sault Rapids _________________________________ 10-9 Sans Sault Rapids and North Rapids ____________________________ 10-10 North Rapids to The Ramparts _________________________________ 10-12 Ramparts Rapids ____________________________________________ 10-13 CHAPTER 11 Mackenzie River — The Ramparts to Point Separation General ________________________________________________________ 11-1 The Ramparts to Fort Good Hope _______________________________ 11-2 Fort Good Hope to Askew Islands _______________________________ 11-3 Askew Islands to Bryan Island __________________________________ 11-5 Bryan Island to Travaillant River ________________________________ 11-5 Travaillant River to Adam Cabin Creek ___________________________ 11-7 Adam Cabin Creek to Lower Ramparts ___________________________ 11-7 Lower Ramparts _____________________________________________ 11-8 Arctic Red River _____________________________________________ 11-9 Arctic Red River to Point Separation ____________________________ 11-10 CHAPTER 12 Mackenzie River — Mackenzie Delta General ________________________________________________________ 12-1 Mackenzie Delta — SW part _______________________________________ 12-2 Peel River Approaches ________________________________________ 12-2 Peel River __________________________________________________ 12-2 V Peel Channel and Husky Channel _______________________________ 12-3 Aklavik Channel _____________________________________________ 12-4 Aklavik ____________________________________________________ 12-4 West Channel _______________________________________________ 12-6 Mackenzie Delta — Middle Channel ________________________________ 12-6 Point Separation to Aklavik Channel _____________________________ 12-6 Aklavik Channel to Napoiak Channel ____________________________ 12-7 Napoiak Channel ____________________________________________ 12-7 Napoiak Channel to Neklek Channel _____________________________