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River or Lake?

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We have seen some truly fantastic landscapes on this trip through northern British Columbia as we near our ultimate destination: Haida Gwaii.

The rivers are magnificent, which leads me to this question: in the photos below, are you seeing a river or is it a lake? Or, is it a river and a lake?

River? Lake?
This might be a lake. But maybe not .
If you remember my comments about glacier-sourced rivers a couple of posts ago, then you might have a clue.
It was a very hot day, but seeing all this water helped to cool us off, at least in our imaginations, and it didn’t matter if it was a lake or a river! 

I’ll provide the answer in the comments.

Happy Sunday.

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    2. The pictures are all of one river, the Skeena. It widens enough to look like a lake but isn’t because of its flow rate which is 1760 cubic metres per second (62000 cubic feet per second). Its width varies from 0.7 to 2.7 km (0.44 – 1.7 mi), especially after a couple of large tributaries empty into it. It really is a beautiful river, particularly with that greenish glacial colour.

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    1. There are a lot of old growth trees in that area around 20 metres high (perhaps more) and you’re also beginning to get into rain forest, as well. Yes, it’s a beautiful part of the country, Maggie.

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    1. This is just one river, the Skeena, which varies in width from 0.7 – 2.7 km and flows amazingly fast, even the parts where it looks like a lake. It was a major transportation route during the gold rush. Yes, it sure is beautiful. We were able to take walks along several sections of it. Cheers.

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  9. Like the Yukon River that flows into and out of several lakes. Such a beautiful colour. I would have had to take a dip in that water! Especially if it was hot!

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    1. All the pictures show one river, the Skeena. It widens at times to 2.7 km but because of its quick flow rate (an average of 1760 cubic metres/second) the wider areas can’t be defined as lakes. The colour comes from pulverised glacial rock powder and is so pretty especially in the sunlight. It was tempting to take a dip but the banks were steep and the water very fast with run-off. It was a lot cooler near the water, though. Cheers.

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    1. It really is gorgeous, Linda. It was tempting but the water was moving incredibly fast with run-off and the banks were also quite steep. It was cooler next to it, though. Goldilocks would love it. 😉

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  12. Beautiful photos! We’ve been enjoying some time near water, as it has been incredibly hot here, but I’m not complaining. I will take the heat over winter any time. Happy Sunday!

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    1. Thank you very much. 😊 I think that a lot of the west coast is scorching right now, but yes, I’ll take heat over winter, too! Right now we are on Haida Gwaii and the weather has been so great. Not too hot, not too cold.

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