The West Klinaklini River is a brief but voluminous tributary of the

Klinaklini River The Klinaklini River ( Kwak'wala name T̓linat̓łina also spelled ƛ̓inaƛ̓ina) is one of the major rivers of the Pacific Ranges section of the Coast Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originates in the Pantheon Range ...

British Columbia, Canada British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

, joining it in its lower reaches above its mouth into

Knight Inlet Knight Inlet (Kwakʼwala: ''Tsawatti'') is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast. It is fifth in sequence of the great saltwater inlets north from the 49t ...

. Only 7 km long, it is formed by the meltwater from the

Klinaklini Glacier The Klinaklini Glacier is a glacier west of the Klinaklini River and head of Knight Inlet the Coast Land District of British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the ...

, the main tongue of the vast

Ha-Iltzuk Icefield The Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is an icefield in the central Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest icefield in the Coast Mountains south of the Alaska Panhandle, with an area of . It is located on the west s ...

(

Silverthrone Glacier The Silverthrone Glacier is a glacier at the northwest head of Knight Inlet in southwestern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the P ...

), which lies west of the Klinaklini.

References

* Rivers of the Central Coast of British Columbia Rivers of the Pacific Ranges {{BritishColumbiaCoast-river-stub