Amiskwi River
| Language of origin | Algonquian language family Cree language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S and SE into Kicking Horse River, SW of Field in Yoho National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°22'51"N, 116°32'47"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/7 |
| Related Maps: |
82N/10 82N/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 30 June 1904. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This feature was identified on early maps/documents as "Beavertail River" and "North Branch Kicking Horse River". Amiskwi is the Cree word for "beavertail". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 51 36 - 116 40 on 82N/10. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |