Jervis Inlet
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Mount Fredrick William & the "elbow" of the inlet
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Map of Jervis Inlet
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| Coordinates | 49°59′45″N 123°58′30″W / 49.99583°N 123.97500°WCoordinates: 49°59′45″N 123°58′30″W / 49.99583°N 123.97500°W |
| Type | Inlet, Fjord |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 89 km (55 mi) |
| Max. depth | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
Jervis Inlet local /ˈdʒɑːrvᵻs/ is a principal inlet of the British Columbia Coast, about 95 km (59 mi) northwest of Vancouver.
It stretches 77 kilometres (48 mi) from its head at the mouth of the short (18 km or 11 mi) Skwakwa River to its opening into the Strait of Georgia near Texada Island. It is the deepest fjord on the British Columbia coast with a maximum depth of 732 metres (2,402 ft).
The inlet is made up of three arms or reaches:
At its uppermost stretch is Queens Reach, which takes a sharp right-angle often seen in fjord areas, to become Princess Royal Reach. Both reaches are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) in length. The flanks of the fjord and the valley of the Skwakwa River, which feeds the head of the inlet, are the site of two of Canada's highest waterfalls, James Bruce Falls (840m or 2,755 ft) and Alfred Creek Falls.
The most frequented and best known inlet in the area is Princess Louisa Inlet, with the Malibu Club and Young Life Camp at the entrance of the inlet and Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park, including Chatterbox Falls, at its head.
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