Baileys Chute

Baileys Chute
Elevated view of Baileys Chute
Location	Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	52°04′27″N 120°11′58″W / 52.07417°N 120.19944°W / 52.07417; -120.19944Coordinates: 52°04′27″N 120°11′58″W / 52.07417°N 120.19944°W / 52.07417; -120.19944[1]
Type	Gradual sliding cascade
Total height	9 m (30 ft)
Number of drops	1
Total width	61 m (200 ft)
Average width	46 m (151 ft)
Run	61 m (200 ft)
Watercourse	Clearwater River
Average flow rate	122 m3/s (4,300 cu ft/s)

Baileys Chute, often misspelled Bailey's Chute, is one in a series of small waterfalls along the Clearwater River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. With an average high flow rate of 122 m³/s (4,300 cu ft/s), it is one of the largest waterfalls in British Columbia.^[2]

Name origin[]

Baileys Chute is named after Jim Bailey, an engineer who drowned in 1952 after his canoe capsized in the river just downstream of the falls.^[1]

Structure[]

The falls take the form of a gradual sliding cascade. The force of the water impacting the river produces a 1.5 metre tall standing wave that propagates downstream from the falls. This indicates the presence of a significant undercut in the riverbed with an estimated depth of 30 m (98 ft).^[2]

Salmon[]

Baileys Chute is a good place to view the Chinook as they try to leap the falls from mid-August through September. They are the largest of the Pacific salmon, weighing from 8 kg to 22 kg. Most spawn at The Horseshoe further downstream after a life cycle of four to six years.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Baileys Chute at Wikimedia Commons

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