Kicking Horse River

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Kicking Horse River is a glacial-fed mountain river in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, renowned for its turquoise waters, dramatic canyons, and world-class whitewater rafting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
drainageBasin Columbia River drainage basin ⓘ
ecosystemType mountain river ecosystem ⓘ
fedBy glacial meltwater ⓘ
flowsThrough Golden, British Columbia ⓘ
Yoho National Park ⓘ
hasFeature glacial silt ⓘ
narrow canyons ⓘ
steep gradient sections ⓘ
hasSection Lower Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Middle Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Upper Kicking Horse River ⓘ
linked to: Kicking Horse River
hasTourismActivity guided rafting tours ⓘ
scenic viewing pullouts along highways ⓘ
hasWhitewaterClass Class III ⓘ
Class IV ⓘ
Class V (in some sections) ⓘ
knownFor dramatic canyons ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
turquoise waters ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
Canadian Rockies ⓘ
linked to: Rocky Mountains

southeastern British Columbia ⓘ
mouth Columbia River ⓘ
mouthLocation near Golden, British Columbia ⓘ
namedAfter an incident involving a kicking horse ⓘ
near Canadian Pacific Railway mainline ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ
partOf Columbia River basin ⓘ
passesThrough Kicking Horse Canyon ⓘ
protectedArea Yoho National Park (upper reaches) ⓘ
linked to: Yoho National Park
province British Columbia ⓘ
recreation commercial rafting ⓘ
hiking along river canyons ⓘ
recreational kayaking ⓘ
region East Kootenay ⓘ
source Wapta Lake ⓘ
sourceLocation Yoho National Park ⓘ
sourceRegion Rocky Mountains ⓘ
tourismImportance major rafting destination in Canada ⓘ
waterColor turquoise ⓘ

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Yoho National Park → hasRiver → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Yoho National Park → hasRiver → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Kicking Horse Pass → namedAfter → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Kicking Horse Pass → drainageDivideBetween → Kicking Horse River basin ⓘ
linked to: Kicking Horse River
Wapta Falls → locatedOnWatercourse → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Wapta Falls → watercourse → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Golden, British Columbia → locatedOnRiver → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Mount Stephen → overlooks → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Field, British Columbia → locatedOn → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Yoho River → tributaryOf → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Yoho River → mouthLocatedIn → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Kicking Horse River → hasSection → Upper Kicking Horse River ⓘ
linked to: Kicking Horse River
Golden → locatedOnRiver → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Yoho National Park Visitor Centre → near → Kicking Horse River ⓘ
Mount Goodsir → drainageBasin → Kicking Horse River basin ⓘ
linked to: Kicking Horse River
Lake O'Hara → drainageBasin → Kicking Horse River basin ⓘ
linked to: Kicking Horse River