The Squamish River is a short but very large river in the Canadian province of British Columbia . Its drainage basin is 3,328 square kilometres (1,285 sq mi) in size. The total length of the Squamish River is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi).
7-547: The Cheakamus River (pron. CHEEK-a-mus) is a tributary of the Squamish River , beginning at the terminus of McBride Glacier on Mount Sir Richard in Garibaldi Provincial Park upstream from Cheakamus Lake on the southeastern outskirts of the resort area of Whistler . The river flows into Cheakamus Lake before exiting it and flowing northwest until it turns south and enters Daisy Lake . Between
14-710: Is diverted from Daisy Lake beneath the mountains to the west to the Cheakamus Powerhouse on the Squamish River. Notable just north of Daisy Lake is Brandywine Falls . The Nordic events complex of the 2010 Winter Olympics was located on Callaghan Creek, a tributary of the Cheakamus just upstream from Brandywine Creek . On August 5, 2005, a long Canadian National train, heading inland from Brackendale , derailed and nine empty lumber flat cars along with one tank car of sodium hydroxide crashed off
21-707: The Elaho, the river moves southeast for another 24.8 km until its confluence with the Ashlu River , its second largest tributary. Another 16.4 km from there, it is met by the Cheakamus River , and 4.7 km further south, by the Mamquam River . From there, the river flows another 6 km to its mouth at the head of the Howe Sound. The Skwelwil'em Squamish Estuary Wildlife Management Area
28-678: The fish weir"), a village of the Squamish people and a reserve of the Squamish Nation . The c. 70 km (c.44 mi) length of the Cheakamus is followed by British Columbia Highway 99 (the Sea-to-Sky Highway ) and the British Columbia Railway . The Cheakamus is a whitewater rafting and kayaking route, and is known for its steelhead and salmon fishing. Much of the flow of the upper Cheakamus
35-474: The main bridge, falling into the river. The tank car spilled its contents into the river, killing an estimated 500,000+ fish. Six years later, a local Vancouver News channel reported on the return of the fish to the river. Squamish River The Squamish River drains a complex of basins in the Coast Mountains just north of Vancouver . Its flows generally south to the head of Howe Sound where
42-407: The outlet of Daisy Lake and its mouth, much of its length is spent going through Cheakamus Canyon, where the river flows through swift rapids and even one good sized waterfall. The river flows south from the lake and through the canyon before joining the Squamish River at Cheekye , a few miles north of the town of Squamish . The river's name is an anglicization of the name of Chiyakmesh ("people of
49-616: The town of Squamish is located. The Squamish River originates at the toe of the Pemberton Icefield . As it flows south from the glacier , it is joined by several more glacier fed tributaries. About 21.8 km southwest of the source, the Squamish meets the Elaho River . The Elaho River, which is the largest tributary of the Squamish, actually has more volume than the Squamish where they join. After its confluence with
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