Kiltuish River

Kiltuish River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originates in the Kitimat Ranges, and flows about 25 km (16 mi) north to the Pacific Ocean at Kiltuish Inlet, an arm of the fjord Gardner Canal.[3][4] The Kiltuish River is within the traditional territory of the Haisla people.[5]

Kiltuish River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Physical characteristics
SourceKitimat Ranges
 • locationCoast Mountains, British Columbia
 • coordinates53°14′5″N 128°15′14″W[1]
 • elevation910 m (2,990 ft)[2]
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
Kiltuish Inlet, British Columbia, Gardner Canal
 • coordinates
53°19′18″N 128°27′59″W[3]
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)[4]

The name "Kiltuish" comes from a Haisla word meaning "long and narrow stretch of water leading outward".[6]

Course

The Kiltuish River originates in the Kitimat Ranges west of the Kowesas River and just north of the source of the Khutze River. It flows generally north and northwest, empting into Kiltuish Inlet, an arm of Gardner Canal between the Alan and Europa Reaches. The Gardner Canal joins the Pacific Ocean via Devastation Passage, Verney Passage, Douglas Channel, and the complex waterways around Gil Island, Campania Island, and the Estevan Group, which exit into Caamaño Sound and Hecate Strait.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and source coordinates.
  3. "Kiltuish River". BC Geographical Names.
  4. Length calculated in Google Earth using the path tool.
  5. "The Gardner Canal". Royal BC Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7748-0637-4. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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