Nitinat River | |
Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
Source1: | McKinlay Peak |
Source1 Coordinates: | 49°8′45″N, 124°35′15″W |
Mouth: | Pacific Ocean |
Mouth Location: | Nitinat Lake |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.8214°N -124.6819°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Tributaries Left: | Rift Creek, Parker Creek, Worthless Creek, Little Nitinat River |
Tributaries Right: | Vernon Creek, Granite Creek, Jasper Creek |
Nitinat River is a river[1] on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its source is in the Vancouver Island Ranges at McKinlay Peak.[2] It travels in a south-west direction from its source until it meets Nitinat Lake at the Pacific Ocean.
Along the river's course there is a provincial park called Nitinat River Provincial Park and a fish hatchery called Nitinat Hatchery.[3] [4]