Ogden channel

Ogden Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Porcher Island (NW) and Pitt Island (SE).[1] The channel complex is part of the Alexander terrane, and dates between the late silurian and early devonian.[2]

Ogden Channel
Looking up Ogden Channel towards Kennedy Island
Ogden Channel is located in British Columbia
Ogden Channel
Ogden Channel
Location in British Columbia
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates53°52′47″N 130°17′07″W

Channel waters contain a significant freshwater component, and the surface water layer of Ogden Channel does not reverse with incoming tides during snowmelt.[3] The channel is an important migration corridor for juvenile sockeye salmon.[3]

Features

Features include:

References
  1. "Ogden Channel". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Angen JJ, Van Staal C, Lin WS (2011). "Structural geology of the Alexander terrane in the vicinity of Porcher Island, northwestern British Columbia" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines. Geological Fieldwork (2011): 135–47. S2CID 203595688. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. Allen S. Gottesfeld; Charmaine Carr-Harris; Bart Proctor; Dave Rolston (2007). Sockeye Salmon Juveniles in Chatham Sound (PDF) (Report). Skeena Fisheries Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-10. The significance of Ogden Channel as a migration corridor for juvenile sockeye is also shown by the relatively large catches in Browning Entrance at the outlet of Ogden Channel
  4. "Alpha Point". BC Geographical Names.
  5. "Comrie Head". BC Geographical Names.
  6. "Oona River". BC Geographical Names.
  7. "Peter Point". BC Geographical Names.
  8. "Skene Cove". BC Geographical Names.
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