Alfred Creek

Alfred Creek, at one time known as Glacier Creek, is a creek flowing off the east flank of Mount Alfred, southeast into the lower reaches of the Skwawka River near its mouth into the head of Jervis Inlet,[1] which is on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is the location of the unofficially-named Alfred Creek Falls, which cascades 700 meters (2,300 ft) down a sheer rock wall onto an alluvial fan and is one of North America's highest waterfalls.[2]

Name origin

The name is derived from that of Mount Alfred, which was named in 1860 after the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and Duke of Edinburgh from his birth in 1844 until his death in 1900.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alfred Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest: Alfred Creek Falls

Coordinates: 50°12′05″N 124°00′52″W / 50.20139°N 124.01444°W / 50.20139; -124.01444


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