Noyse Creek Explained

Noyse Creek
Pushpin Map:CAN BC Capital#Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Noyse Creek
Pushpin Map Alt:Maps with a red dot at the mouth of Noyse Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:British Columbia
Subdivision Type3:Regional District
Subdivision Name3:Capital Regional District
Subdivision Type4:Land District
Subdivision Name4:Renfrew Land District
Source1:unnamed confluence
Source1 Location:San Juan Ridge
Source1 Coordinates:48.5456°N -124.1972°W
Source1 Elevation:782m (2,566feet)[1]
Mouth:Loss Creek
Mouth Coordinates:48.4964°N -124.2361°W

Noyse Creek is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek. The upper reaches of the creek were originally logged in 1967-1975 and replanted. The surrounding forest is now a prime example of a 50-year old second growth eco-system.

Course

Noyse Creek begins at an unnamed confluence on the south slope of the San Juan Ridge at an elevation of . It flows southwest, and reaches its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek at an elevation of, south east of the settlement of Port Renfrew. Loss Creek flows to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Earth. 2020-10-23.