Southgate River
| Southgate River | |
|---|---|
Good Hope Mountain | |
| • location | Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada |
| Mouth | Bute Inlet |
• location | Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada |
• coordinates | 50°53′11″N 124°47′16″W / 50.88639°N 124.78778°W |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Bishop River |
The Southgate River is a river in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, entering the head of Bute Inlet, on that province's South Coast, just east of the mouth of the Homathko River at Waddington Harbour.[1] The lower reaches of the river's course are flat-bottomed and are named Pigeon Valley.[2]
Name origin
Its namesake was Captain
Hydrology
The river is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) in length, beginning on the western flank of
Other major tributaries include Boulanger Creek, Elliot Creek, Icewall Creek, and Malim Creek.
History
The indigenous Homalco people have inhabited the watershed of the Southgate River since time immemorial.
2020 Elliot Creek Megatsunami
On 28 November 2020, unseasonably heavy rainfall triggered a landslide of 18,000,000 m3 (24,000,000 cu yd) into a glacial lake at the head of Elliot Creek. The sudden displacement of water generated a 100 m (330 ft) high megatsunami that cascaded down Elliot Creek and the Southgate River to the head of Bute Inlet, covering a total distance of over 60 km (37 mi). The event generated a magnitude 5.0 earthquake and destroyed over 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of salmon habitat along Elliot Creek.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Southgate River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Pigeon Valley". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Adapted from British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history, John T. Walbran, Ottawa 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Southgate Glacier"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Southgate Peak"
- ^ "Landslide caused by melting B.C. glacier created massive tsunami, destroyed salmon habitat: study | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
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