Skookumchuck Narrows

Skookumchuck Narrows

:"This article is for the saltwater rapids at the mouth of Sechelt Inlet. For the ghost town and First Nations community near Pemberton, British Columbia see Skookumchuck Hot Springs. For the town in the East Kootenay see Skookumchuck, British Columbia.

Skookumchuck Narrows forms the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrow Inlet must pass through Sechelt Rapids. At peak flows, whitecaps and whirlpools form at the rapids even in calm weather. Whitewater kayakers and surfer Elijah Mack [cite web|title=HYDRAULIC MACK Surfer finds rebirth in roar of river water|author=Ben Fogelson|url=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2004/07/22/coverstory.html|publisher=Eugene Weekly|accessdate=2008-08-19 ] have surfed the rapids, though it can be dangerous. The narrows are also the site of a Skookumchuk Narrows Provincial Park.

Each day, billions of gallons of waters travel through the narrows, causing tidal currents at Sechelt Rapids from 1 to 17 knots, as they enter and leave the large and deep Sechelt Inlet. Because the tidal patterns keep the water moving at virtually all times in the narrows area, this attracts a plethora of interesting sea life.

The unrelated B.C. town of Skookumchuck is several hundred kilometres east in the East Kootenay region of the province. Another location bearing this name, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, is on the Lillooet River east of Whistler. All locations take their name from Chinook jargon for "strong water" and the term is common in maritime jargon for any set of strong rapids, particularly those at the mouth of inlets.

ee also

*Skookumchuck
*List of Chinook Jargon placenames

References

External links

* [http://www.dairiki.org/tides/monthly.php/scl Skookumchuck tide chart]
* [http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/skook.htm Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park]
* [http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverdetails.asp?riverid=1033 Skookumchuck Details for Kayakers]
* [http://pulson.seos.uvic.ca/people/burkard/nakwakto3.html Energy Dissipation in Extreme Tidal Environments] , Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, Canada
* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=49.739347,-123.890076&spn=0.038163,0.080509&t=h&om=1 Google Maps - Sechelt Rapids]
* [http://ootboot.com/guidebook/skookumchuck/ Skookumchuck Outdoor Information]


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