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[Roughneck]

Also kind of weird that Hwy 93 and the Kicking Horse Pass were paved in 1937 but Canmore to Lake Louise wasn't.

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

Also kind of weird that Hwy 93 and the Kicking Horse Pass were paved in 1937 but Canmore to Lake Louise wasn't.

TCH through Kicking Horse Pass wasn’t built until 1962, was there a precursor it it?

[Roughneck]

According to the map there seems to be, but I can't find anything about it.



But my cursory search revealed that the reason Kootenay National Park exists was to get federal funding to finish off that highway because the BC government couldn't afford to finish it.

[powderjunkie]

I recently went down a rabbit hole of following the big rivers and tributaries in BC...the topography is definitely not amenable to E-W travel.

My favourite realization was that the Kootenay River comes within 3km of Columbia Lake at Canal Flats, but those waterways take dramatically different courses before actually meeting at Castlegar.

Kootenay:
1. source is within 5-7kms of Temple Mountain, Moraine Lake, and MacArthur Lake (great hike from Lake O'Hara);
2. flows SE to Marble Canyon then and follows most of the Banff-Windermere Highway, but continues SE/S to Canal Flats, whereas the highway turns west to climb/descend to Radium
3. continues south to the border (becoming Lake Koocanusa) to Libby, MT (65km south of the 49th as the crow flies)
4. Turns back NW to Kootenay Lake (Balfour/Crawford Ferry) meeting Duncan River/Duncan Lake from the north
5. Flows west through Nelson to Castlegar

Columbia:
1. From Columbia Lake flows NNW for ~300km (as the crow flies) to Kinbasket Lake (Mica Creek are). For nearly half that distance it flows parallel (though opposite flow) to the Kootenay River which is only 15-30km away.
2. flows back SSE through Revy and Nakusp down to Castlegar

3. then south through Washington and eventually to the Pacific near Portland, OR

It's just crazy to me how close those waterways are before ending up 450+kms apart (crow flies) and then actually end up meeting again...Canal Flats to Castlegar is about 150km as the crow flies.

[Delthefunky]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

I recently went down a rabbit hole of following the big rivers and tributaries in BC...the topography is definitely not amenable to E-W travel.

My favourite realization was that the Kootenay River comes within 3km of Columbia Lake at Canal Flats, but those waterways take dramatically different courses before actually meeting at Castlegar.

Kootenay:
1. source is within 5-7kms of Temple Mountain, Moraine Lake, and MacArthur Lake (great hike from Lake O'Hara);
2. flows SE to Marble Canyon then and follows most of the Banff-Windermere Highway, but continues SE/S to Canal Flats, whereas the highway turns west to climb/descend to Radium
3. continues south to the border (becoming Lake Koocanusa) to Libby, MT (65km south of the 49th as the crow flies)
4. Turns back NW to Kootenay Lake (Balfour/Crawford Ferry) meeting Duncan River/Duncan Lake from the north
5. Flows west through Nelson to Castlegar

Columbia:
1. From Columbia Lake flows NNW for ~300km (as the crow flies) to Kinbasket Lake (Mica Creek are). For nearly half that distance it flows parallel (though opposite flow) to the Kootenay River which is only 15-30km away.
2. flows back SSE through Revy and Nakusp down to Castlegar

3. then south through Washington and eventually to the Pacific near Portland, OR

It's just crazy to me how close those waterways are before ending up 450+kms apart (crow flies) and then actually end up meeting again...Canal Flats to Castlegar is about 150km as the crow flies.

I find it interesting how near the Columbia icefields you have the Bow/N Saskatchewan flowing to Atlantic, Athabasca R to Arctic, and just on the other side, the Columbia/Fraser watershed!

[Heavy Jack]

Man it’s starting to get bad again; hearing reports of flooding in maple ridge and poco, and reports of evacuation orders in areas of Abbotsford again and Merritt as well… and no sign of the rain letting up anytime soon. Tuesday is going to be scary.

[djsFlames]

How much of Abbotsford is/was in water.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

How much of Abbotsford is/was in water.

A significant amount, but not the most dense or high-impact areas. It wasn't like when Victoria Park got flooded. The airport wasn't affected at all I don't think.

[blender]

Originally Posted by Delthefunky

I find it interesting how near the Columbia icefields you have the Bow/N Saskatchewan flowing to Atlantic, Athabasca R to Arctic, and just on the other side, the Columbia/Fraser watershed!

It is the hydrographic apex of the continent.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by blender

It is the hydrographic apex of the continent.

Also worth mentioning that the southern most part of Alberta (Milk River) is also part of the Greater Mississippi watershed that eventually drains to the Gulf of Mexico. Interesting that the St. Mary River is part of the Saskatchewan River watershed that flows to the Atlantic and is further west from the Milk River, although they are only separated by only a short distance and are joined by a canal.

[afc wimbledon]

Just thought it would be nice to give the good people of Vancouver some credit here, no massive line ups at gas stations, no morons filling carrier bags with gas, the stores seem normal, no hoarding of toilet paper.

Well done Vancouver

[FireGilbert]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Also worth mentioning that the southern most part of Alberta (Milk River) is also part of the Greater Mississippi watershed that eventually drains to the Gulf of Mexico. Interesting that the St. Mary River is part of the Saskatchewan River watershed that flows to the Atlantic and is further west from the Milk River, although they are only separated by only a short distance and are joined by a canal.

Another fun fact is the Milk River watershed is the only part of Canada that was formerly a part of the USA. The border was originally split between the Hudson Bay and Gulf of Mexico drainage basins before the agreement on the 49th parallel.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Also worth mentioning that the southern most part of Alberta (Milk River) is also part of the Greater Mississippi watershed that eventually drains to the Gulf of Mexico. Interesting that the St. Mary River is part of the Saskatchewan River watershed that flows to the Atlantic and is further west from the Milk River, although they are only separated by only a short distance and are joined by a canal.

Is Hudson Bay a part of the Atlantic Ocean? I always assumed it was part of the Arctic Ocean.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Is Hudson Bay a part of the Atlantic Ocean? I always assumed it was part of the Arctic Ocean.

Good question. I think you are probably right.

[D as in David]

According to Wikipedia, Hudson Bay is considered a marginal sea of the Arctic. You had me wondering, though, and looking at a map, I can see why it could be considered part of the Atlantic.

On another note, I just checked Google Maps to see what would be the best way to drive to Vancouver from Calgary - Going South through the US via I90. Just over 14 hours.

[timun]

According to this map waters from Hudson Bay (mostly) go east through the Hudson Strait to the Labrador Sea, the northwestern tippee-top of the Atlantic Ocean. :P



(rather than northwest through the Fury and Hecla Strait—between Baffin Island and the mainland—to the Arctic Ocean)

[Fuzz]

That is a large hole to fill...


https://www.flickr.com/photos/tranbc...7720143417483/

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

That is a large hole to fill...


https://www.flickr.com/photos/tranbc...7720143417483/

Probably a good candidate for a bridge, otherwise we'll have this same issue again when material comes down the mountain in another rain event. Leave the naturally occurring debris chute as is and start planning ahead.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Probably a good candidate for a bridge, otherwise we'll have this same issue again when material comes down the mountain in another rain event. Leave the naturally occurring debris chute as is and start planning ahead.

I think we should build a sweet jump.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Probably a good candidate for a bridge, otherwise we'll have this same issue again when material comes down the mountain in another rain event. Leave the naturally occurring debris chute as is and start planning ahead.

A bridge takes a long time though, this is the #1 so they need it fixed fast. I'd imagine they drop a big culvert in and add loads of fill, then worry about engineering a proper solution later.