Sombrio River (Canada) Explained

Sombrio River
Pushpin Map:CAN BC Capital#Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Sombrio River
Pushpin Map Alt:Maps with a red dot at the mouth of the Sombrio River
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 Coordinates:48.5411°N -124.2514°W
Source1 Elevation:530m (1,740feet)[1]
Mouth:Strait of Juan de Fuca
Mouth Coordinates:48.5003°N -124.3014°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)

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.[2]

Natural history

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

Course

The Sombrio River begins at an unnamed confluence at an elevation of . It flows southwest, passes under British Columbia Highway 14, flows under a suspension bridge carrying the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, and ends at the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean at Sombrio Beach, north of Sombrio Point and south east of the settlement of Port Renfrew.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Earth. 2020-10-22.
  2. Web site: Juan de Fuca Marine Trail map. BC Parks. 2020-10-22.