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Nekite River

Coordinates: 51°23′12″N 127°6′54″W / 51.38667°N 127.11500°W / 51.38667; -127.11500
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Nekite River
Grizzly bears on the Nekite River
Nekite River is located in British Columbia
Nekite River
Mouth of Nekite River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictRange 2 Coast Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceCoast Mountains
MouthSmith Inlet
 • location
Smith Sound
 • coordinates
51°23′12″N 127°6′54″W / 51.38667°N 127.11500°W / 51.38667; -127.11500[1]
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)[2]

The Nekite River is a river in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing south to the head of Smith Inlet.[1] Nekite Indian Reserve No. 2 is located at the mouth of the river and is one of the many reserves of the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations band government located in the area of Smith Sound, of which Smith Inlet is the uppermost part.[3]

The Piper River is a tributary of the Nekite, flowing west to meet it at 51°25′34″N 127°04′57″W / 51.42611°N 127.08250°W / 51.42611; -127.08250 (Piper River).[4] Piper Lake is an expansion of the Piper River, located a short distance above the confluence at 51°25′15″N 127°01′37″W / 51.42083°N 127.02694°W / 51.42083; -127.02694 (Piper Lake).[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nekite River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  3. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nekite 2 (Indian reserve)"
  4. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Piper River"
  5. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Piper Lake"