The Ahta River is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the
Central Coast of British Columbia
The British Columbia Coast, popularly referred to as the BC Coast or simply the Coast, is a geographic region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. As the entire western continental coastline of Canada ...
, flowing into
Bond Sound to the south via the short Ahta Valley, which connects to the head of
Kingcome Inlet
Kingcome Inlet is one of the lesser principal fjords of the British Columbia Coast, north and east of Broughton Island. It is sixth in sequence of the major saltwater fjords north from the 49th parallel near Vancouver and similar in width, on av ...
to the north.
Ahta Indian Reserve No. 3, which is the site of a former Kwakwaka'wakw village named Hata or Hada or Ahta, is located at the mouth of the Ahta River.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Ahta 3 (Indian reserve)"
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See also
*List of rivers of British Columbia
The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by drainage basin, watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance
(See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also includ ...
References
Rivers of the Central Coast of British Columbia
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