Kitwanga River

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".

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[1]
• elevation	1,536 m (5,039 ft)[2]
Mouth	Skeena River
• location	Kitwanga
• coordinates	55°6′2″N 128°5′7″W[3]
• elevation	184 m (604 ft)[2]
Length	70 km (43 mi)[4]

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]

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia
• Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site
• Kitwanga Mountain Provincial Park