1176:
33:
1119:
40:
177:
Rivers Inlet was a major fishing area with huge salmon runs. At one time it had the second largest sockeye salmon run only to the Fraser River. A total of 19 Canneries were built in the area starting late in the 1890's. Three canneries remained as they dotted the shorelines until their closure by
275:
About 15 km (9.3 mi) down the inlet, west from the town and the head of the inlet, is the mouth of a 30 km (19 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, 15 km (9.3 mi) in
392:
1160:
360:
32:
1241:
385:
1256:
82:
1153:
232:, also known variously as the Owekeeno, Awikenox, Oowekeeno and also as the Rivers Inlet people. The main rivers feeding Rivers Inlet are the
378:
1217:
1251:
1236:
1031:
151:
487:
413:
1146:
573:
499:
1175:
765:
760:
745:
221:
191:
163:
178:
consolidation through the monopoly of companies, and the consolidation around large centralized ice plants in the 1950s.
1054:
298:
1210:
1126:
303:
1011:
858:
780:
735:
642:
585:
171:
147:
730:
607:
328:
991:
966:
1261:
921:
269:
946:
1203:
853:
848:
293:
1246:
1026:
838:
522:
354:
261:
1069:
976:
1006:
931:
695:
675:
627:
542:
215:
1187:
1130:
1041:
961:
926:
823:
755:
740:
705:
405:
253:
237:
229:
187:
167:
155:
64:
1118:
1064:
941:
843:
818:
803:
685:
670:
632:
265:
159:
344:
1089:
1001:
986:
868:
828:
725:
720:
715:
680:
665:
650:
602:
567:
532:
481:
436:
426:
421:
257:
233:
220:
The inlet is about 45 km (28 mi) in length from its head at the community of
203:
1230:
1094:
1074:
1059:
1049:
1016:
996:
981:
971:
911:
906:
873:
863:
813:
700:
690:
660:
655:
622:
547:
537:
527:
517:
476:
466:
456:
446:
323:
241:
131:
114:
1079:
956:
916:
901:
896:
833:
788:
770:
710:
617:
552:
471:
431:
245:
195:
370:
1084:
936:
891:
808:
612:
594:
562:
557:
512:
461:
441:
401:
199:
1021:
951:
883:
798:
793:
507:
451:
249:
97:
84:
244:, which feeds the head of Rivers Inlet and was fed by the fresh-water fjord
225:
346:
A voyage of discovery to the North
Pacific ocean, and round the world
224:, which was a logging and fishing town that was also the home of the
68:
260:. The Machmell, the largest, was fed from the northern flank of the
1183:
143:
119:
126:
374:
166:
and about 65 km (40 mi) north of the northern tip of
162:, about 125 km (78 mi) southwest of the community of
248:, 50 km (31 mi) in length, and which was fed by the
1191:
1134:
1040:
882:
779:
641:
593:
584:
498:
412:
125:
113:
74:
60:
21:
75:
343:Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801).
16:Inlet on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
1211:
1154:
386:
8:
359:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1218:
1204:
1161:
1147:
590:
393:
379:
371:
18:
285:
352:
268:icecaps, and which was capped by the
264:, one of the largest of the southern
7:
1172:
1170:
1115:
1113:
39:
1190:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1133:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
240:, and the 3 km (1.9 mi)
14:
1242:Central Coast of British Columbia
1125:This article about a location in
1257:British Columbia geography stubs
1174:
1117:
170:and the western entrance of the
38:
31:
1:
198:(1721-1803). Two of his men,
59:
299:Geographical Names Data Base
206:, first charted it in 1792.
52:Location in British Columbia
1278:
1252:Inlets of British Columbia
1237:Fjords of British Columbia
1169:
1112:
228:and their government, the
213:
186:Rivers Inlet was named by
26:
1127:British Columbia, Canada
304:Natural Resources Canada
349:. London: J. Stockdale.
236:and its tributary, the
1012:Strait of Juan de Fuca
859:Queen Charlotte Strait
736:Princess Royal Channel
172:Queen Charlotte Strait
98:51.67750°N 127.31167°W
1182:This article about a
746:Queen Charlotte Sound
731:Prince Rupert Harbour
329:BC Geographical Names
214:Further information:
270:Silverthrone Caldera
103:51.67750; -127.31167
158:, its entrance off
94: /
1027:Trincomali Channel
839:Loughborough Inlet
262:Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
1199:
1198:
1142:
1141:
1107:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1007:Strait of Georgia
992:Satellite Channel
932:Discovery Passage
696:Grenville Channel
676:Finlayson Channel
628:Skidegate Channel
216:Nicknaqueet River
152:Canadian province
137:
136:
127:Ocean/sea sources
1269:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1178:
1171:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1121:
1114:
1042:Vancouver Island
1032:Victoria Harbour
967:Okisollo Channel
962:Malaspina Strait
927:Desolation Sound
824:Johnstone Strait
756:Seaforth Channel
741:Principe Channel
706:Juan Perez Sound
591:
586:Coastal features
406:British Columbia
395:
388:
381:
372:
365:
364:
358:
350:
340:
334:
333:
320:
314:
313:
311:
310:
290:
238:Chuckwalla River
230:Wuikinuxv Nation
196:1st Baron Rivers
188:George Vancouver
168:Vancouver Island
156:British Columbia
128:
109:
108:
106:
105:
104:
99:
95:
92:
91:
90:
87:
77:
65:British Columbia
42:
41:
35:
19:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1266:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1224:
1168:
1167:
1110:
1108:
1099:
1065:Clayoquot Sound
1036:
942:Homfray Channel
922:Captain Passage
878:
844:Nodales Channel
819:Goletas Channel
804:Cordero Channel
775:
686:Fitz Hugh Sound
671:Douglas Channel
637:
633:Skidegate Inlet
580:
494:
408:
399:
369:
368:
351:
342:
341:
337:
322:
321:
317:
308:
306:
292:
291:
287:
282:
266:Coast Mountains
258:Machmell Rivers
218:
212:
184:
160:Fitz Hugh Sound
102:
100:
96:
93:
88:
85:
83:
81:
80:
56:
55:
54:
53:
50:
49:
48:
47:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1275:
1273:
1265:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1179:
1166:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1122:
1105:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1090:Quatsino Sound
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1046:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
1002:Stuart Channel
999:
994:
989:
987:Sansum Narrows
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
947:Hoskyn Channel
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
888:
886:
880:
879:
877:
876:
871:
869:Sutlej Channel
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
829:Kingcome Inlet
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
785:
783:
777:
776:
774:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
726:Portland Inlet
723:
721:Milbanke Sound
718:
716:Laredo Channel
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
681:Fisher Channel
678:
673:
668:
666:Dixon Entrance
663:
658:
653:
651:Arthur Passage
647:
645:
639:
638:
636:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
603:Cumshewa Inlet
599:
597:
588:
582:
581:
579:
578:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
504:
502:
496:
495:
493:
492:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
418:
416:
410:
409:
400:
398:
397:
390:
383:
375:
367:
366:
335:
324:"Rivers Inlet"
315:
294:"Rivers Inlet"
284:
283:
281:
278:
234:Kilbella River
211:
208:
204:Joseph Whidbey
183:
180:
150:region of the
135:
134:
129:
123:
122:
117:
111:
110:
78:
72:
71:
62:
58:
57:
51:
45:
44:
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
27:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1274:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1221:
1216:
1214:
1209:
1207:
1202:
1201:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1164:
1159:
1157:
1152:
1150:
1145:
1144:
1138:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1111:
1096:
1095:San Josef Bay
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1075:Kyuquot Sound
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1060:Checleset Bay
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1050:Barkley Sound
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1017:Sutil Channel
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
997:Sechelt Inlet
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
982:Saanich Inlet
980:
978:
975:
973:
972:Port San Juan
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
912:Burrard Inlet
910:
908:
907:Boundary Pass
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
885:
881:
875:
874:Wells Passage
872:
870:
867:
865:
864:Seymour Inlet
862:
860:
857:
855:
854:Pryce Channel
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
814:Frederick Arm
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
786:
784:
782:
781:Central Coast
778:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
701:Hecate Strait
699:
697:
694:
692:
691:Gardner Canal
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
661:Chatham Sound
659:
657:
656:Burke Channel
654:
652:
649:
648:
646:
644:
640:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
623:Rennell Sound
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
598:
596:
592:
589:
587:
583:
577:
575:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
523:Great Central
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
505:
503:
501:
497:
491:
489:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
417:
415:
411:
407:
403:
396:
391:
389:
384:
382:
377:
376:
373:
362:
356:
348:
347:
339:
336:
331:
330:
325:
319:
316:
305:
301:
300:
295:
289:
286:
279:
277:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
242:Wannock River
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
217:
209:
207:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
181:
179:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
148:Central Coast
145:
141:
133:
132:Pacific Ocean
130:
124:
121:
118:
116:
112:
107:
79:
73:
70:
66:
63:
34:
25:
20:
1192:expanding it
1181:
1135:expanding it
1124:
1109:
1080:Nootka Sound
957:Jervis Inlet
917:Calm Channel
902:Boundary Bay
897:Baynes Sound
849:Phillips Arm
834:Knight Inlet
789:Belize Inlet
771:Wright Sound
751:Rivers Inlet
750:
711:Lama Passage
618:Masset Inlet
608:Darwin Sound
572:
486:
345:
338:
327:
318:
307:. Retrieved
297:
288:
274:
246:Owikeno Lake
222:Rivers Inlet
219:
185:
176:
140:Rivers Inlet
139:
138:
46:Rivers Inlet
22:Rivers Inlet
1262:Fjord stubs
1085:Pachena Bay
937:Haro Strait
892:Active Pass
809:Drury Inlet
766:Smith Sound
761:Smith Inlet
643:North Coast
613:Laskeek Bay
595:Haida Gwaii
402:Hydrography
200:Peter Puget
192:George Pitt
182:Name origin
164:Bella Coola
101: /
89:127°18′42″W
76:Coordinates
1231:Categories
1070:Hansen Bay
1055:Brooks Bay
1022:Toba Inlet
977:Ramsay Arm
952:Howe Sound
884:Salish Sea
799:Call Inlet
794:Bute Inlet
309:2020-06-16
280:References
254:Sheemahant
86:51°40′39″N
1247:Wuikinuxv
568:Williston
533:Kinbasket
355:cite book
226:Wuikinuxv
210:Geography
548:Okanagan
538:Kootenay
528:Harrison
518:Cowichan
482:Thompson
437:Kootenay
427:Cowichan
422:Columbia
276:length.
61:Location
553:Shuswap
543:Nechako
477:Stikine
467:Quesnel
457:Nechako
447:Nanaimo
146:in the
563:Teslin
558:Tagish
513:Babine
472:Skeena
432:Fraser
414:Rivers
69:Canada
1186:is a
1184:fjord
1129:is a
508:Atlin
500:Lakes
462:Peace
442:Liard
144:fjord
142:is a
120:Fjord
1188:stub
1131:stub
574:more
488:more
452:Nass
361:link
256:and
250:Tzeo
202:and
194:the
190:for
115:Type
576:...
490:...
404:of
154:of
1233::
357:}}
353:{{
326:.
302:.
296:.
272:.
252:,
174:.
67:,
1219:e
1212:t
1205:v
1194:.
1162:e
1155:t
1148:v
1137:.
394:e
387:t
380:v
363:)
332:.
312:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
