Kakwa River
The Kakwa River is a tributary of the Smoky River in western Alberta, Canada. The river is named for Kakwa, the Cree word for porcupine. Porcupines are abundant in Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Kakwa River
- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Kakwa River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Kakwa”
- Cebuano: “Kakwa River”
- Dutch: “Kakwa River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاكوا”
- German: “Kakwa River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kakwa”
- Italian: “Kakwa (fiume)”
- Italian: “Kakwa”
- Japanese: “カクワ川”
- Spanish: “Kakwa”
- Swedish: “Kakwa River”
- Urdu: “کاکوا دریا”
- Venetian: “Fiume Kakwa”
- Welsh: “Afon Kakwa”
- “Kakwa”
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