Gain Creek

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Gain Creek
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Location of the mouth of Gain Creek
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Gain Creek (British Columbia)
Location
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
District Capital Regional District
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed confluence
  locationSan Juan Ridge
  coordinates 48°32′42″N124°10′14″W / 48.54500°N 124.17056°W / 48.54500; -124.17056 [1]
  elevation637 m (2,090 ft) [2]
Mouth Loss Creek
  coordinates
48°29′47″N124°12′17″W / 48.49639°N 124.20472°W / 48.49639; -124.20472 [3]
  elevation
209 m (686 ft)

Gain Creek is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek. [3] [1] [4]

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Course

Gain Creek begins at an unnamed confluence on the south slope of the San Juan Ridge at an elevation of 637 metres (2,090 ft). [2] It flows southwest, and reaches its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek at an elevation of 209 metres (686 ft), south east of the settlement of Port Renfrew. Loss Creek flows to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean. [3] [1] [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Google Earth" . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gain Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Gain Creek". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 8 November 2020.