Homfray Channel
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Homfray Channel
| native_name = {{native name|mis|Thee chum mi yich|paren=omit}} (Coast Salish languages)
| other_name = {{langx|fr|Canal Homfray}}
| image = Homfray Channel .jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| image_bathymetry = Carte baie Desolation fr.png
| alt_bathymetry =
| caption_bathymetry = Homfray Channel is located between East Redonda Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia
| location = Desolation Sound, Discovery Islands, British Columbia
| group =
| coordinates = {{coord|50|13|45|N|124|37|52|W|region:CA_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}}
| type = Strait
| etymology =
| part_of =
| inflow = Toba Inlet
| rivers = Forbes Creek, Homfray Creek, Lloyd Creek
| outflow =
| oceans = Salish Sea
| catchment =
| basin_countries =
| agency =
| designation =
| date-built =
| engineer =
| date-flooded =
| length =
| width =
| area =
| depth =
| max-depth =
| volume =
| residence_time =
| salinity =
| shore =
| elevation =
| temperature_high =
| temperature_low =
| frozen =
| islands =
| islands_category =
| sections =
| trenches =
| benches =
| cities =
| pushpin_map = British Columbia
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| website =
}}
Homfray Channel is a deep water channel, reaching depths of 731 meters (2400 feet), located between East Redonda and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Geography
Homfray Channel connects Desolation Sound to the southwest with Toba Inlet to the north. The channel features several small bays along its eastern shores, the largest being Forbes Bay, which has a Klahoose name of AHPOKUM.{{Cite web|title=Forbes Bay|url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/12974.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=apps.gov.bc.ca}}
The channel contains several islands, the largest of these islands being Melville Island{{Cite web|title=Melville Island|url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22494.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=apps.gov.bc.ca}} and Eveleigh Island.{{Cite web|title=Eveleigh Island|url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/11337.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=apps.gov.bc.ca}}
History
File:Pictoglph in Homfray Channel.jpg
Homfray Channel's Coast Salish name is Thee chum mi yich, meaning "further back inside". The channel is within the territory of the Klahoose First Nation.
The channel was named after Robert Homfray, Civil Engineer , b.1824 d, 1902. Homfray attempted to find a better way to the Chilcotin Gold fields via Bute Inlet with the aid of a Klahoose Chief.
{{Clear left}}
Hydrology
Homfray Channel delineates part of the northern limit of the Salish Sea.[http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/techmemos/tm44/environment.htm Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513125424/http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/techmemos/tm44/environment.htm |date=2009-05-13 }}, NOAA-NWFSC
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
{{British Columbia hydrography}}
Category:Central Coast of British Columbia
Category:Landforms of the Discovery Islands
Category:Channels of British Columbia
{{BritishColumbiaCentralCoast-geo-stub}}