Kitlope River

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| name = Kitlope River

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| image = File:Kitlope River.jpg

| image_caption = The Kitlope River

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| pushpin_map = British Columbia

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| pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of Kitlope River

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Canada

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = British Columbia

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Coast Land District

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| length = {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}}

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| source1 = Kitimat Ranges

| source1_location = Coast Mountains

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|52|43|32|N|127|34|34|W|display=inline}}Derived using BCGNIS, topographic maps and [http://www.topoquest.com/ TopoQuest].

| source1_elevation = {{convert|693|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Gardner Canal

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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|53|15|1|N|127|53|35|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|40|m|abbr=on}}Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using [http://tools.freeside.sk/geolocator/geolocator.html GeoLocator], BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.

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The Kitlope River is a river in the Kitimat Ranges in the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, flowing north for {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}},Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and [http://www.topoquest.com/ TopoQuest].{{cite web |title= Canadian 1:50K topographic maps |format= map |publisher= TopoQuest.com |url= https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=52.72240&lon=-127.55429&datum=nad83&zoom=16&map=50k&coord=dms&mode=zoomout&size=xl&cross=on |accessdate= 4 August 2021}} into the head of the Gardner Canal to the south of the smelter town of Kitimat. It is named for the Gitlope group of Haisla, now part of the Haisla Nation government and community at Kitamaat Village near Kitimat. The name is a Tsimshian language reference to the people, who call themselves Henaksiala, and means "people of the rocks" or "people of the opening in the mountains". The Haisla language name for the river is Xesduwaxwsdu.{{BCGNIS|4611|Kitlope River}}

The term "the Kitlope" may refer also to the basin of the Kitlope, including the basins of its tributaries. The area has been the scene of protracted conservationist vs. resource extraction controversy since the 1970s and is now the Kitlope Heritage Conservancy, a protected area managed by BC Parks.{{Cite web |url= https://bcparks.ca/explore/cnsrvncy/kitlope |title= Huchsduwachsdu Nuyem Jees / Kitlope Heritage Conservancy |publisher= BC Parks |accessdate= 4 August 2021}}

The Kitlope Indian Reserve No. 16 is located at the river's mouth.