Rivers Inlet

Rivers Inlet together with two major side branches (Moses and Drainey Inlets), represents a significant area of coastal marine habitat. Deeply scoured during glacial periods, the fjord is generally uniformly deep (200-300m) and has a relatively deep sill at its mouth, before opening into Queen Charlotte Sound. The head of the inlet is formed by an upper sill above which the U shaped glacial valley continues eastwards as Oweekeno Lake, equal in size to the inlet itself.

Numerous rivers and streams flow into the lake, draining an extensive glacial fed watershed of ~4100 km2. The lake feeds into the inlet proper via the short Wannock River.

Rivers Inlet together with two major side branches (Moses and Drainey Inlets), represents a significant area of coastal marine habitat. Deeply scoured during glacial periods, the fjord is generally uniformly deep (200-300m) and has a relatively deep sill at its mouth, before opening into Queen Charlotte Sound. The head of the inlet is formed by an upper sill above which the U shaped glacial valley continues eastwards as Oweekeno Lake, equal in size to the inlet itself.

Numerous rivers and streams flow into the lake, draining an extensive glacial fed watershed of ~4100 km2. The lake feeds into the inlet proper via the short Wannock River.