Skookumchuck Narrows

49,735 - 123.89Koordinaten: 49 ° 44 '6 " N, 123 ° 53' 24 " W

The Skookumchuck Narrows is a tidal rapids on the Sechelt Inlet in British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

Skookumchuck is a word in Chinook Wawa, and is composed of skookum = strong, powerful, fierce and chuck = water together. Analogous is transmission rapids or white water.

Geography

The Skookumchuck Narrows are at the " Sunshine Coast " in British Columbia and are the only connection between the Sechelt Inlet with its two side fjords Salmon Inlet and Narrow Inlet and the Pacific. The tidal range here is about 3m, the throughput of a tide through the Narrows is over 750 million cubic meters. The flow thereby reaching speeds up to 32 km / h, the water level after the tidal current speed is up to 2m deeper than before the fast.

To protect the tidal rapids in 1934, the area was integrated into the Sechelt Provincial Forest, 1957 dissolved out and set up as Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park. The original 40.5 -acre park was gradually increased over the years and currently comprises 123 ha

The Skookumchuck Narrows are sometimes referred to erroneously as the fastest tidal rapids in the world, Saltstraumen in Norway is faster.

Canoeing

Especially in canoeing the tidal rapids is known worldwide and a famous saltwater rapid. At times, there are several dozen canoes, from whitewater rafting to sea kayaking, surfing one.