Somass River

File:Aerial view of central Port Alberni and the mouth of the Somass River.JPG

Aerial view of central Port Alberni showing the Somass entering the Alberni Inlet.

Somass River is a river on Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in size.

The river's name comes from a Nuu-chah-nulth word meaning "washing".

Course

The Stamp River flowing out of Great Central Lake and Sproat River join to form the Somass River, which flows generally southeast and south into Alberni Inlet and the harbour of Port Alberni. The river crosses Highway 4 outside of Port Alberni in Tseshaht First Nation territory. Several kilometres of the lower course of the river are tidal.

Gallery

• Clutesi Haven Marina in the tidal area of the Somass River
  Clutesi Haven Marina in the tidal area of the Somass River
• A snowy morning along the Somass
  A snowy morning along the Somass
• A black bear at low tide
  A black bear at low tide
• The mouth of the Somass is in the middle-right of this aerial view of Port Alberni harbour
  The mouth of the Somass is in the middle-right of this aerial view of Port Alberni harbour

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia

References

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