The Kiskatinaw River Watershed is a sub basin of the mighty Peace River Basin, itself a major sub basin of the vast Mackenize River Basin flowing to the Arctic Ocean and one of the largest river basins on the North American continent.
A distinguishing feature of the Kiskatinaw Valley and watershed, some 1,000,000 acres in size, is that it is a rural area with no major urban centers in the entire valley.
The watershed is a farming-ranching area with lots of both forestry and oil-natural gas activity; the city of Dawson Creek also uses the River for its water supply.
For GPS fans, the Kiskatinaw River is generally located between 55-56 degrees north latitude and 120-121 degrees west latitude.