Kiskatinaw River
Encyclopedia
Kiskatinaw is a small river in north-eastern British Columbia
, Canada
.
It is a tributary of the Peace River
.
Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
is established around the headwaterd of the river, and One Island Lake Provincial Park
is located on the middle course. The Kiskatinaw Provincial Park
is established on the lower course of the river, east of the Alaska Highway
, along the old alignment of the highway, at the site of a curved wooden bridge. The bridge was built during the Second World War, when the Alaska Highway was started. Due to a hairpin curve, the bridge, which took nine months to be completed, was constructed in a curved shape.
Fishing for pike
and rainbow trout
is an attraction on the lower course of the river.
The river gives the name to the Kiskatinaw Formation
, a siliciclastic formation of Carboniferous
(Mississippian) age.
, from Bearhole Lake in Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
, at an elevation of approximately 1050 m (3,444.9 ft). It flows north and east, where it receives the waters of Sunderman Creek, the north, flowing by One Island Lake Provincial Park
, after which it merges with the West Kiskatinaw River. It continues north through the Upper Cutbank, then receives the Brassey Creek. It parallels Highway 52 on the eastern edge of Sunset Prairie, west of Bear Mountain. It is crossed by Highway 97 and then by the Alaska Highway before it turns north-east. It then flows through a canyon until it merges into the Peace River. It flows into the Peace River west of the Alberta
/British Columbia border, within the limits of the Peace River Corridor Provincial Park
, east of Taylor
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
It is a tributary of the Peace River
Peace River (Canada)
The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...
.
Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
Bearhole Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 5 km east of the mining community of Tumbler Ridge, on the Alberta Plateau. Established in January 2001, the park includes 17,762 ha of land in the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zones within...
is established around the headwaterd of the river, and One Island Lake Provincial Park
One Island Lake Provincial Park
One Island Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.-Conservation:Established between the Kiskatinaw River and the West Kiskatinaw River, the park provides representation of the Kiskatinaw Plateau ecosection. Moose, white-tail and mule deer, beaver and black bear are...
is located on the middle course. The Kiskatinaw Provincial Park
Kiskatinaw Provincial Park
-History:The park is located along the banks of the Kiskatinaw River on the original Alaska Highway, near a historic wooden curved trestle bridge. Contracted by a Canadian company during the Second World War, construction of this engineering marvel took nine months to complete...
is established on the lower course of the river, east of the Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway
The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon...
, along the old alignment of the highway, at the site of a curved wooden bridge. The bridge was built during the Second World War, when the Alaska Highway was started. Due to a hairpin curve, the bridge, which took nine months to be completed, was constructed in a curved shape.
Fishing for pike
Esox
Esox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...
and rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
is an attraction on the lower course of the river.
The river gives the name to the Kiskatinaw Formation
Kiskatinaw Formation
The Kiskatinaw Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Mississippian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.It takes the name from the Kiskatinaw River, and was first described in the Pacific Fort St. John No. 23 well by H.L. Halbertsma in 1959...
, a siliciclastic formation of Carboniferous
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
(Mississippian) age.
Course
The river originates in the foothills of the Canadian RockiesCanadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
, from Bearhole Lake in Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
Bearhole Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 5 km east of the mining community of Tumbler Ridge, on the Alberta Plateau. Established in January 2001, the park includes 17,762 ha of land in the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zones within...
, at an elevation of approximately 1050 m (3,444.9 ft). It flows north and east, where it receives the waters of Sunderman Creek, the north, flowing by One Island Lake Provincial Park
One Island Lake Provincial Park
One Island Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.-Conservation:Established between the Kiskatinaw River and the West Kiskatinaw River, the park provides representation of the Kiskatinaw Plateau ecosection. Moose, white-tail and mule deer, beaver and black bear are...
, after which it merges with the West Kiskatinaw River. It continues north through the Upper Cutbank, then receives the Brassey Creek. It parallels Highway 52 on the eastern edge of Sunset Prairie, west of Bear Mountain. It is crossed by Highway 97 and then by the Alaska Highway before it turns north-east. It then flows through a canyon until it merges into the Peace River. It flows into the Peace River west of the Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
/British Columbia border, within the limits of the Peace River Corridor Provincial Park
Peace River Corridor Provincial Park
Peace River Corridor Provincial Park is a 2014 ha provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.It is located on the banks of the Peace River, at the confluence with Kiskatinaw River, downstream from Taylor. It is in the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zone within the Peace Lowlands...
, east of Taylor
Taylor, British Columbia
The District of Taylor is a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on mile 36 of the Alaska Highway. Taylor, a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, covers an area of about 17 km² with 1,380 residents. As it is just south of the much larger city of...
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Tributaries
- Bearhole Lake
- Blackhawk Lake
- Sunderman Creek
- Borden Creek
- Ministik Creek
- One Island Lake
- West Kiskatinaw River
- Oetata Creek
- Halfmoon Creek
- Brassey Creek
- Tremblay Creek
- Fox Creek
- Livingstone Creek
- Sunset Creek
- Coal Creek
- Mica Creek