Deserted River

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Deserted River
River
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Source Deserted Lake
 - location Pacific Ranges
 - elevation 5,023 ft (1,531 m)
 - coordinates 50°9′49″N123°36′00″W / 50.16361°N 123.60000°W / 50.16361; -123.60000
Mouth Jervis Inlet
 - location Deserted Bay
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m)
 - coordinates 50°05′32″N123°44′41″W / 50.09222°N 123.74472°W / 50.09222; -123.74472 Coordinates: 50°05′32″N123°44′41″W / 50.09222°N 123.74472°W / 50.09222; -123.74472

The Deserted River is a short river in the Jervis Inlet region of the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, flowing in a short course generally southwest into the eastern "elbow" of that inlet, to the southeast of Malibu, British Columbia. The river was named in association with the location of its outlet, Deserted Bay, which was named in 1860 by the British Admiralty. The name derives from a deserted village of the Shishalh (Sechelt) people on the south shore of the bay, who fled the area after attacks by grizzly bears, abandoning the village. Its previous name was Tsuahdie, meaning "place to shelter". [1] [2]

River Natural flowing watercourse

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Jervis Inlet

Jervis Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, about 95 km (59 mi) northwest of Vancouver, and the third of such inlets north of the 49th parallel north, the first of which is the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. .

British Columbia Coast coastline alongside the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, Canada

The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the North Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada.

Approximately 13 km (8 mi) in length, the river and its east fork, Tsuahdi Creek, [3] drain the western flank of the mountain spine between the Jervis Inlet drainage and that of the Elaho River to the east, and its length includes the 1.2 km (0.7 mi) length of the unofficially-named Deserted Lake. Issuing from the lake at its south end, the river plunges 670 meters (2,200 ft), with additional cascades in addition to the main falls totalling 830 meters (2,720 ft). The cascade, which is not officially named and is formally unmeasured, is known as Deserted River Falls. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Deserted River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ "Deserted Bay". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ↑ "Tsuahdi Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ↑ World Waterfall Database: Deserted River Falls
  5. ↑ Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest: Deserted River Falls


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