Kilbella Bay is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...

on the

Central Coast of British Columbia , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Coast" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = British ...

, Canada, off the north side of

Rivers Inlet Rivers Inlet is a fjord in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, its entrance off Fitz Hugh Sound, about southwest of the community of Bella Coola and about north of the northern tip of Vancouver Island and the ...

to the northeast of

McAllister Point McAllister Point is a point (geography), point in the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, on the east shore of the meeting of Moses Inlet, Moses and Rivers Inlets. References

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. A steamer landing formerly operated by the Northland Navigation Company was located on the east side of the bay. The Kilbella and

Chuckwalla River The Chuckwalla River is a river in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing into Kilbella Bay, which is a sidewater of Rivers Inlet. The river's headwaters are at . The Kilbella River also flows into Kilbella Bay. See also * ...

s both enter the sea at Kilbella Bay. The location is within the traditional territory of the

Wuikinuxv The Wuikinuxv , ("Backbone people"), also rendered Oweekano (Pre-1976); ''Oowekeeno'' (1976-2003) (variation: ''Oweekeno, Owekano, Oweekayno, Wuikenukv, Wikeno, Owikeno, Awikenox'', and also known as the Rivers Inlet people, are an Indigenous Fir ...

. Kiltala Indian Reserve No. 2, one of their

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Ind ...

s, is located at the mouth of the Kilbella River.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kiltala 2 (Indian reserve)"
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