Taltson River
| Taltson River | |
|---|---|
Junction of the Tazin and Taltson Rivers, 1931 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 61°26′52″N 112°43′40″W / 61.44778°N 112.72778°W |
| Basin size | 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Great Slave Lake |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Thoa, Tazin, Tethul |
| • right | Rutledge |
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The Taltson River is a roughly 500 km (310 mi) river in the Northwest Territories of Canada that drains into the Great Slave Lake. There are three hydroelectric power control structures on the river, and one power station.