Stamp River Provincial Park

The gorge around which the fish ladder was built

Stamp River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The 327-hectare park is located 14 km north of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.[1] There are 23 camping spaces and 2 km of trails within the park along the Stamp River, named for Edward Stamp, a sawmill pioneer in the Alberni Valley.

The park features rapids and a waterfall as well as a substantial fish ladder constructed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada which allows half a million coho, sockeye and chinook salmon to pass upriver during the annual run from August to December.[2] Spawning for these species takes place in the upper reaches of the river and in Great Central Lake. During the salmon run season, there is a greater prevalence of black bears in the area, attracted by the abundance of fish in the river.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stamp_rv/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stamp_rv/stampriver_brochure.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.vancouverisland.com/parks/?id=410

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