Gain Creek
| Gain Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Gain Creek  Gain Creek (British Columbia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Capital Regional District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed confluence |
| • location | San Juan Ridge |
| • coordinates | 48°32′42″N 124°10′14″W / 48.54500°N 124.17056°W[2] |
| • elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Loss Creek |
• coordinates | 48°29′47″N 124°12′17″W / 48.49639°N 124.20472°W[1] |
• elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Gain Creek is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek.[1][2][4]
Course[edit]
Gain Creek begins at an unnamed confluence on the south slope of the San Juan Ridge at an elevation of 637 metres (2,090 ft).[3] It flows southwest, and reaches its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek at an elevation of 209 metres (686 ft), south east of the settlement of Port Renfrew. Loss Creek flows to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean.[1][2][4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gain Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Gain Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 8 November 2020.