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Skookumchuck () is a Chinook Jargon term that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. '' Skookum'' means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so ''skookumchuck'' means "
Places named ''Skookumchuck'' include:
* Skookumchuck, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia named for the large rapids in this area on the Kootenay River.
* Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia
* Skookumchuck Narrows, a narrow entrance passage into Sechelt Inlet, a fjord in British Columbia's
Kayaking the Skookumchuck
Wooden sea kayak surfing Skookumchuck Rapids
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rapids
Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence.
Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a ''cascade''. ...
" or " whitewater" (literally, "strong water"), or fresh, healthy water. It can mean any rapids, but in coastal usage refers to the powerful tidal rapid
Tidal is the adjectival form of tide.
Tidal may also refer to:
* ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* Tidal (servic ...
s at the mouths of most of the major coastal inlets.
Places named ''Skookumchuck'' include:
* Skookumchuck, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia named for the large rapids in this area on the Kootenay River.
* Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia
* Skookumchuck Narrows, a narrow entrance passage into Sechelt Inlet, a fjord in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to:
* Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
**Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region
**Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...
* Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park, a park located at the narrows
* Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park, a park near Mabel Lake, British Columbia
* Skookumchuck River, a river in southwestern Washington
*Skookumchuck, Thurston County, Washington Skookumchuck is a populated place in Thurston County, Washington. It is located east of Offutt Lake and northwest of Rainier. The Chehalis Western Trail
The Chehalis Western Trail is a rail trail in Thurston County, Washington and is the long ...
, a populated place
*Skookumchuck Creek, Kittitas County, Washington
*Skookumchuck Creek, Idaho County
Idaho County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho, and the largest by area in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,541. The county seat is Grangeville. Previous county seats of the area were Florence
Florence ( ; it ...
, Idaho
*Skookumchuk Trail, Franconia, New Hampshire
Tidal rapids termed ''skookumchucks'' include:
*Quatsino Narrows
Quatsino is a small hamlet of 91 people located on Quatsino Sound in Northern Vancouver Island, Canada only accessible by boat or float plane. Its nearest neighbour is Coal Harbour, to the east, about 20 minutes away by boat, and Port Alice, to ...
See also
* List of Chinook Jargon placenames * Chinook Jargon use by English-language speakersReferences
External links
Kayaking the Skookumchuck
Wooden sea kayak surfing Skookumchuck Rapids
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