Toba Inlet | |
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French: Baie Toba | |
Location | Strathcona RD, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°24′39″N 124°36′14″W / 50.41083°N 124.60389°W |
Type | Fjord |
Primary inflows | Toba River |
Primary outflows | Pryce Channel, Homfray Channel |
Max. length | 35 kilometres (22 mi) |
Toba Inlet[1] is one of the lesser, but still principal, inlets of the British Columbia Coast. It is fourth in the series north from the 49th parallel which begins with Burrard Inlet, which is the harbour for the city of Vancouver. Between it and Jervis Inlet to its east, however, there is a freshwater fjord, Powell Lake, which has been augmented by a small hydro project to supply power to the large pulp mill at Powell River, the principal town of the Malaspina Peninsula of the upper Sunshine Coast. Klahoose 1 Reserve, of the Klahoose First Nation is at the mouth of Toba River at the Head of Toba Inlet. Toba Inlet and the Toba Valley is home to many grizzly bears.