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Kicking Horse River
The Kicking Horse River is a river located in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river begins near the Waputik Icefield in Yoho National Park and moves in a southwesterly direction past the towns of Field and Golden before reaching its confluence with the Columbia River.
The river was named in 1858, when James Hector was kicked by his packhorse while exploring the river. Hector survived and named the river and a pass as a result of the incident.
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