- Rivers Inlet
Rivers Inlet is a
fjord in the Central Coast region of theCanadian province ofBritish Columbia , its entrance from theDean Channel near that fjord's mouth, about convert|125|km|mi southwest of the community of Bella Coola and about convert|65|km|mi north of the northern tip ofVancouver Island and the western entrance of theQueen Charlotte Strait .The inlet is about convert|45|km|mi in length from its head at the community of
Rivers Inlet, British Columbia , which is a logging and fishing town that is also the home of theWuikinuxv people and their government, theWuikinuxv Nation , also known variously as the Owekeeno, Awikenox, Oowekeeno and also as theRivers Inlet people . The main rivers feeding Rivers Inlet are the Kilbella River and its tributary, the Chuckwalla, and the 3km Wannock River, which feeds the head of Rivers Inlet and is fed by the fresh-water fjordOwikeno Lake ,50 km in length, and which is fed by the Tzeo, Sheemahant and Machmell Rivers. The Machmell, the largest, is fed from the northern flank of theHa-Iltzuk Icefield , one of the largest of the southern Coast Mountain icecaps, and which is capped by theSilverthrone Caldera .About convert|15|km|mi down the inlet, west from the town and the head of the inlet, is the mouth of a convert|30|km|mi side-inlet from the north, Moses Inlet, which is fed by the Clyak River and which itself has a western side-inlet named Hardy Inlet, convert|15|km|mi in length.
Rivers Inlet was named by
George Vancouver for George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers (1721-1803). [BCGNIS|26972|Rivers Inlet]References
* [http://maps.gov.bc.ca/imf50/imf.jsp?site=bc_basemap British Columbia Basemap]
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