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Cheakamus River

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Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
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Cheakamus River, Whistler, BC V0N 1B1, Canada

The Cheakamus River is a tributary of the Squamish River, beginning on the west slopes of Outlier Peak in Garibaldi Provincial Park upstream from Cheakamus Lake on the southeastern outskirts of the resort area of Whistler. The river flows into Cheakamus Lake before exiting it and flowing northwest until it turns south and enters Daisy Lake. Between the outlet of Daisy Lake and its mouth, much of its length is spent going through Cheakamus Canyon, where the river flows through swift rapids and even one good sized waterfall. The river flows south from the lake and through the canyon before joining the Squamish River at Cheekye, a few miles north of the town of Squamish. The river's name is an anglicization of the name of Chiyakmesh , a village of the Squamish people and a reserve of the Squamish Nation. The c. 70 km length of the Cheakamus is followed by British Columbia Highway 99 and the British Columbia Railway. The Cheakamus is a whitewater rafting and kayaking route, and is known for its steelhead and salmon fishing. Much of the flow of the upper Cheakamus is diverted from Daisy Lake beneath the mountains to the west to the Cheakamus Powerhouse on the Squamish River. Notable just north of Daisy Lake is Brandywine Falls. The Nordic events complex of the 2010 Winter Olympics was located on Callaghan Creek, a tributary of the Cheakamus just upstream from Brandywine Creek.
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