Loss Creek

Loss Creek

Loss Creek is a large river on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The creek runs east-west from north of River Jordan, British Columbia to Sombrio Beach. It is geologically very interesting since the creek follows the Leech River major thrust faultcite web | title=Geoscape Victoria|url=http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/victoria/index_e.php|accessdate=2007-02-06] and forms a distinct border between two different terranes:cite web | title=Geoscape Victoria - A tectonic collage| url=http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/victoria/tectonic_e.php
accessdate=2007-02-06] In the south the Crescent Terrane, an ancient volcanic island, and in the north the Pacific Rim Terrane, composed of gneiss and schist.

Coordinates

Loss Creek springs at coord|48|29|49|N|124|04|09|W, 620m above sea level, flows west for 14km, then turns south for 2km and ends at the Pacific ocean at coord|48|28|51|N|124|16|24|W. The average slope is 4% over 16km (620m/16000m=0.03875). Unusual rapids of 12% slope exist near Gain Creek. The steeper the slope the higher the uplift versus erosion. This indicates an anomaly of uplift compared to the rest of the valley.

Tributaries (named)
coord|48|29|34|N|124|16|01|W - Jack Elliott Creek
coord|48|29|48|N|124|14|10|W - Noyse Creek
coord|48|29|48|N|124|12|17|W - Gain Creek

Islands and Sandbars
coord|48|29|39|N|124|15|44|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|14|25|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|13|09|W
coord|48|29|51|N|124|12|58|W
coord|48|29|49|N|124|12|30|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|10|25|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|10|05|W

Bridges
coord|48|29|43|N|124|15|26|W - Hwy 14
coord|48|29|37|N|124|14|44|W - Abandoned
coord|48|29|48|N|124|06|48|W - Condemned
coord|48|29|50|N|124|06|36|W

Tributaries (unnamed)
coord|48|28|57|N|124|16|20|W
coord|48|29|41|N|124|14|58|W
coord|48|29|43|N|124|14|57|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|14|38|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|14|09|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|13|13|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|12|26|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|12|04|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|11|50|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|11|39|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|11|34|W
coord|48|29|49|N|124|11|20|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|11|16|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|11|00|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|10|55|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|10|55|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|10|40|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|10|35|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|10|26|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|09|59|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|09|47|W
coord|48|29|48|N|124|09|33|W
coord|48|30|01|N|124|09|19|W
coord|48|30|02|N|124|09|10|W
coord|48|29|57|N|124|08|57|W
coord|48|29|56|N|124|08|52|W
coord|48|29|56|N|124|08|41|W
coord|48|29|49|N|124|08|33|W
coord|48|29|46|N|124|08|14|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|08|05|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|08|02|W
coord|48|29|47|N|124|07|44|W
coord|48|29|48|N|124|07|36|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|07|33|W
coord|48|29|49|N|124|07|00|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|06|35|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|06|26|W
coord|48|29|48|N|124|06|04|W
coord|48|29|43|N|124|05|46|W
coord|48|29|45|N|124|05|26|W
coord|48|29|44|N|124|05|14|W
coord|48|29|42|N|124|04|56|W
coord|48|29|49|N|124|04|44|W
coord|48|29|50|N|124|04|29|W
coord|48|29|49|N|124|04|11|W

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