ene ▁River ▁confl u ence ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁is ▁joined ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁Little ▁W ede ene ▁River . ▁The ▁Little ▁W ede ene ▁River ▁origin ates ▁at ▁Mount ▁Mad den . ▁It ▁d rain ▁many ▁other ▁high ▁pe aks ▁such ▁as ▁Mount ▁Cl ague . ▁Just ▁below ▁the ▁Little ▁W ede ene ▁River ▁confl u ence ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁flows ▁by ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁Provin cial ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁W ede ene ▁and ▁Little ▁W ede ene ▁River ▁bas ins ▁lie ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Git n ado iks ▁River ▁Provin cial ▁Park . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁River ▁enters ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kit imat ▁it ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁Hir sch ▁Creek , ▁from ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Finally ▁the ▁river ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kit imat ▁and ▁by ▁Kit ima at ▁Indian ▁Reserve ▁ 1 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Col ich an ▁Gr ound ▁or ▁Old ▁Town , ▁and ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁Sum g ás ▁Creek , ▁before ▁empty ing ▁into ▁Kit imat ▁Arm ▁by ▁Min ette ▁Bay , ▁the ▁northern most ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁f j ord ▁Douglas ▁Channel . ▁The ▁waters ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Channel ▁flow ▁south ▁to ▁Wright ▁Sound ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁H ec ate ▁Stra it ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁History ▁Form er ly ▁a ▁small ▁fish ing ▁village , ▁the ▁present ▁municipal ▁town ▁of ▁Kit imat ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁Al umin um ▁Company