Kakwa River

Kakwa River
Kakwa River
Location
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kakwa Lake, Kakwa Provincial Park
• coordinates	54°02′05″N 120°08′43″W / 54.03462°N 120.14526°W
• elevation	1,495 m (4,905 ft)
Mouth
• location	Smoky River
• coordinates	54°36′49″N 118°27′36″W / 54.61372°N 118.45993°W
• elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)

The Kakwa River is a tributary of the Smoky River in western Alberta, Canada.

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°06′33″N 119°55′25″W / 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.

^ Canadian parks and wilderness Society. "Kakwa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
^ Alberta Heritage. "Kakewa Falls". Retrieved 2008-10-12.
^ Alberta Parks. "Kakwa Wildland Park". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2008-10-12.