Ksi Gingolx
| Ksi Gingolx Kincolith River | |
|---|---|
Mouth of Ksi Gingolx | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Boundary Ranges |
| • location | Coast Mountains |
| • coordinates | 55°12′44″N 129°32′3″W / 55.21222°N 129.53417°W |
| • elevation | 1,188 m (3,898 ft) |
| Mouth | Nass River |
• location | Ging̱olx |
• coordinates | 54°59′45″N 129°57′44″W / 54.99583°N 129.96222°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Basin size | 224 km2 (86 sq mi), |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 22.2 m3/s (780 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS103I13 Kincolith |
Ksi Gingolx (English pronunciation: say-gin-GOL), formerly the Kincolith River, is a river in the northern coast part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains Ksi Gingolx flows southwest for about 45 km (28 mi) to the Nisga'a village of Ging̱olx, where it empties into the lowermost Nass River at Nass Bay.
Ksi Gingolx's drainage basin covers 224 km2 (86 sq mi). The river's mean annual discharge is estimated at 22.2 m3/s (780 cu ft/s), with the majority of flow occurring between May and October. Ksi Gingolx's watershed's land cover is classified as 38.8% conifer forest, 26.9% barren, 11.4% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover. The mouth of Ksi Gingolx is located about 80 km (50 mi) north of Prince Rupert, about 115 km (71 mi) east of Ketchikan, Alaska, about 430 km (270 mi) west of Prince George, and about 490 km (300 mi) north of Vancouver.
The entire Ksi Gingolx watershed is within the territory of the Nisga'a Nation as defined by the Nisga'a Treaty.
The river's name has two parts in the Nisga'a language. "Ksi" means "river" or "drainage basin". "Gingolx" means "place of scalps", referring to a display of scalps after a historical battle between the Nisga'a and Haida raiders.