Skookumchuck Narrows are a set of tidal rapids at the head of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. At peak tidal flows, whitecaps and whirlpools form at the narrows even in calm weather, and whitewater kayakers have been known to surf the rapids. The optimal level for whitewater kayaking is between 11 and 15 knots but only on the flood tide, with the higher end creating a better wave, but with the possibility of it becoming a green wave for extended periods of time. Any paddlers going to skookumchuck must have a reliable roll, because a swim here would be long, and is reputed to have been fatal, but only to those without proper saftey equipment (bring a lifejacket). The narrows are also the site of a provincial park. Tidal race (or tidal rapid) is a natural occurrence whereby a fast moving tide passes through constriction resulting in the formation of waves, eddies and hazardous currents. ... Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th Parallel, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouvers harbour. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 36 6 Area... The Sunshine Coast is a region of the southern mainland coast of British Columbia, on the eastern shore of the Strait of Georgia, and just northwest of Greater Vancouver. ...
Each day, billions of gallons of waters travel through the narrows, causing tidal currents 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 landlocked Kootenay region of the province. Both locations take their name from Chinook jargon for "strong water." A town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, along Highway 95. ... Chinook Jargon was a trade language (or pidgin) of the Pacific Northwest, which spread quickly up the West Coast from Oregon, through Washington, British Columbia, and as far as Alaska. ...
Skookumchuck, British Columbia, is a town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, named for the rapids in that stretch of the Columbia River.
SkookumchuckNarrows is a tidal rapid at the head of Sechelt Inlet in British Columbia.
Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia, is a semi-abandoned historic Catholic mission town on the Lillooet River, south of Pemberton, British Columbia, and is also known as Skatin in the St'at'imcets (Lillooet) language (with the same meaning).
Skookumchuck is a Canadian town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, along Highway 95.
Skookumchuck means "strong water", meaning effectively "big rapids" or "heavy current" in the Chinook jargon, and in ordinary use it is a generic name for any rapids, especially the great saltwater rapids at the mouths of of the coastal inlets.
*The unrelated marine tidal rapids at SkookumchuckNarrows — the Skookumchuck, as it is the largest and most powerful of the British Columbia Coast's saltwater radids — are several hundred kilometres west on the province's Sunshine Coast, where the narrow mouth of Sechelt Inlet spills out that fjord's contents into Jervis Inlet.
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