Kingcome River

{{Short description|River in British Columbia, Canada}} The '''Kingcome River''' is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is {{convert|1456|km2|sqmi}} in size.<ref>{{cite book |title= Gazetteer of Canada |volume= British Columbia |publisher= Canadian Board on Geographic Names |year= 1953 |pages= xv}}</ref>

==Course== The Kingcome River originates from the Kingcome Glacier<ref>{{BCGNIS|26520|Kingcome Glacier}}</ref> and flows generally south into Kingcome Inlet,<ref>{{BCGNIS|25619|Kingcome River}}</ref> which lies north of and on the inland side of the Broughton Archipelago. It has two major tributaries, the Atlatzi River joining the Kingcome near its mouth at {{coord|51|00|55|N|126|07|08|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Atlatzi River}},<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/25995.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Atlatzi River"]</ref> the Satsalla River, which like the Atlatzi flows southwest out of sources on the edge of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield, meeting the Kingcome at {{coord|51|08|29|N|126|08|07|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Satsalla River}}.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/27002.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Satsalla River"]</ref> Another smaller tributary, the Clear River, flows from the west, meeting the Kingcome at {{coord|51|04|18|N|126|10|23|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Satsalla River}}.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/26770.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Clear River"]</ref>

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Category:Rivers of the Central Coast of British Columbia Category:Rivers of the Pacific Ranges Category:Silverthrone Caldera