Kakwa River
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The Kakwa River is a tributary of the Smoky River in western Alberta, Canada.
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Kakwa River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Kakwa Lake, Kakwa Provincial Park |
• coordinates | 54.03462°N 120.14526°W / 54.03462; -120.14526 (Kakwa Lake) |
• elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Smoky River |
• coordinates | 54.61372°N 118.45993°W / 54.61372; -118.45993 (Smoky River) |
• elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
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 (54.10913°N 119.92350°W / 54.10913; -119.92350 (Kakwa Falls)) 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.