| Kiltuish River | |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of Kiltuish River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type4: | Province |
| Subdivision Name4: | British Columbia |
| Length: | 25km (16miles) |
| Source1: | Kitimat Ranges |
| Source1 Location: | Coast Mountains, British Columbia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 53.2347°N -128.2539°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 910m (2,990feet)[1] |
| Mouth: | Pacific Ocean |
| Mouth Location: | Kiltuish Inlet, British Columbia, Gardner Canal |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 53.3217°N -128.4664°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Kiltuish River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originates in the Kitimat Ranges, and flows about 25km (16miles) north to the Pacific Ocean at Kiltuish Inlet, an arm of the fjord Gardner Canal.[2] The Kiltuish River is within the traditional territory of the Haisla people.[3]
The name "Kiltuish" comes from a Haisla word meaning "long and narrow stretch of water leading outward".[4]
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.[5]