| Kitwanga River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Kitwanga River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nass Ranges |
| • location | Hazelton Mountains |
| • coordinates | 55°19′26″N 128°21′35″W / 55.32389°N 128.35972°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,536 m (5,039 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Skeena River |
• location | Kitwanga |
• coordinates | 55°6′2″N 128°5′7″W / 55.10056°N 128.08528°W[1] |
• elevation | 184 m (604 ft)[3] |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi)[4] |
The Kitwanga River is a tributary of the Skeena River near Hazelton in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, joining that stream at the community of Kitwanga (Gitwangak), which means "people of the place of rabbits".
The river is approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) long,[4] beginning in the mountains to the northwest and curving around via and including 7-kilometre (4 mi) long Kitwancool Lake before heading south for 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the confluence with the Skeena. Just north of Kitwancool Lake is a level pass with the upper basin of the Cranberry River, a tributary of the Nass. The Kispiox Range lies west of the valley of the Kitwanga and Cranberry rivers.[5]
- ^ "Kitwanga River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Derived using BCGNIS, topographic maps and TopoQuest.
- ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
- ^ a b Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and TopoQuest.
- ^ "Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.