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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
Mouth of Kiltuish River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Physical characteristics
Source	Kitimat Ranges
• location	Coast Mountains, British Columbia
• coordinates	53°14′5″N 128°15′14″W[1]
• elevation	910 m (2,990 ft)[2]
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Kiltuish Inlet, British Columbia, Gardner Canal
• coordinates	53°19′18″N 128°27′59″W[3]
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	25 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, emptying 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

• List of British Columbia rivers

References

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