Skookumchuck Narrows is a strait forming the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet must pass through Sechelt Rapids. At peak flows, whitecaps and whirlpools form at the rapids even in calm weather. The narrows are also the site of a Skookumchuk Narrows Provincial Park. Each day, tides force large amounts of seawater through the narrows—200 billion US gallons of water on a 3-metre tide. The difference in water levels on either side of the rapids can exceed 2 metres in height. Current speeds can exceed 16 ...
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