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| Kakwa River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kakwa Lake, Kakwa Provincial Park |
| • coordinates | 54°02′05″N 120°08′43″W / 54.03462°N 120.14526°W |
| • elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Smoky River |
• coordinates | 54°36′49″N 118°27′36″W / 54.61372°N 118.45993°W |
• elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
The Kakwa River is a tributary of the Smoky River in western Alberta, Canada.
The river is named for Kakwa, the Cree word for porcupine.[1] Porcupines are abundant in Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area.
Tourism along the river revolves around bull trout fishing and white water rafting. Kakwa Falls (54°06′33″N 119°55′25″W / 54.10913°N 119.92350°W) are developed in the course of the river, over a 30-metre (98 ft) high ledge formed by an outcrop of the Cadomin Formation.[2] The area was designated a protected wildland (Kakwa Wildland Park).[3] It can be accessed through the forestry road network south of Highway 666, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Two Lakes Provincial Park.
- ^ Canadian parks and wilderness Society. "Kakwa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ Alberta Heritage. "Kakewa Falls". Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ Alberta Parks. "Kakwa Wildland Park". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2008-10-12.