Sombrio River (Canada)

Sombrio River
Maps with a red dot at the mouth of the Sombrio River
Maps with a red dot at the mouth of the Sombrio River
Location of the mouth of the Sombrio River
Maps with a red dot at the mouth of the Sombrio River
Maps with a red dot at the mouth of the Sombrio River
Sombrio River (Canada) (British Columbia)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional DistrictCapital Regional District
Land DistrictRenfrew Land District
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed confluence
 • coordinates48°32′28″N 124°15′05″W / 48.54111°N 124.25139°W / 48.54111; -124.25139[2]
 • elevation530 m (1,740 ft)[3]
MouthStrait of Juan de Fuca
 • coordinates
48°30′01″N 124°18′05″W / 48.50028°N 124.30139°W / 48.50028; -124.30139[1]
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)

The Sombrio River is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean at Sombrio Beach.[1][2][4][5]

Natural history

The lower reaches of the river, below British Columbia Highway 14, fall within Juan de Fuca Provincial Park.[4][5]

Course

The Sombrio River begins at an unnamed confluence at an elevation of 507 metres (1,663 ft).[3] It flows southwest, passes under British Columbia Highway 14, flows under a suspension bridge carrying the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail,[5] and ends at the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean at Sombrio Beach, north of Sombrio Point[6] and south east of the settlement of Port Renfrew.[1][2][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sombrio River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  3. ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  4. ^ a b c "Sombrio River". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. ^ a b c d "Juan de Fuca Marine Trail map" (PDF). BC Parks. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  6. ^ "Sombrio Point". BC Geographical Names.