Mackenzie River basins, mostly in Alberta. The cold northern permafrost regions beyond the Arctic Circle are very sparsely populated, mainly by indigenous peoples. Most of the Mackenzie watershed is unbroken wilderness and human activities have little influence on the overall water quality, although there are some localized impacts. Some parts of the Mackenzie basin are rich in natural resources – oil and gas in the Northwest Territories and in central Alberta, lumber in the Peace River headwaters, uranium in Saskatchewan, gold and zinc in the Great Slave Lake area and tungsten in the Yukon. As of 2003 there were two operational gold
Cass River (Mackenzie District) Cass River (Mackenzie District) The Cass River is an alpine river in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Hall Range immediately below Rankin Pass, and also receives water from the nearby Huxley Glacier. After dropping very rabidly the river flows south with braided channels along a flat-bottomed valley for . The Leibig Range and Gamack Range are to the west, and the Haszard Range to the east. The river flows into the west side of Lake Tekapo where it has built up a gravel delta. The Cass River is named for Thomas