The Skwawka River is a medium-sized river in the

Pacific Ranges The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera. Located entirely within British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, they run northwest from the lower stretches of the Fraser River to B ...

of the

Coast Mountains The Coast Mountains () are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the British Columbia Coast, Coast of British Columbia sout ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

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, flowing southeast into the head of Queens Reach, which is the uppermost end of

Jervis Inlet Jervis Inlet ( ) (''lekw'emin'' in she shashishalhlem) is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, about northwest of Vancouver, and the third of such inlets north of the 49th parallel, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, V ...

. The pass at the head of the river, which connects to the head of the Little Toba River, is the prominence col for

Mount Alfred Mount Alfred is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm and head of the Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the highest in the portion of the mainland between Jervis and T ...

, which lies just west of the river's mouth and is the highest summit between Jervis and

Toba Inlet Toba Inlet is one of the lesser, but still principal, inlets of the British Columbia Coast. It is fourth in the series north from the 49th parallel which begins with Burrard Inlet, which is the harbour for the city of Vancouver. Between it and J ...

s. Above the river's lower reaches, on the east flank of Mount Alfred, is Alfred Creek Falls, one of North America's highest.Waterfalls Northwest database
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Rivers of the Pacific Ranges South Coast of British Columbia New Westminster Land District {{BritishColumbiaCoast-river-stub

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