List of Inland Ferries in British Columbia

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This list details the privately operated ferry routes traversing lakes and rivers of inland British Columbia, Canada. This list does not include coastal routes operated by BC Ferries and its subcontractors.

List of current routes[]

The current inland ferries in BC are as follows:[1]

Route Name Route Details Vessel Name(s) Vessel Type(s) Vehicle Capacity Passenger Capacity Crossing Time Operated By Notes Reference(s)
Adams Lake Cable Ferry Crosses Adams Lake between Chase and Sorrento, off BC Highway 1. M.V. Adams Lake II Cable 10 48 5 minutes [2]
Arrow Park Cable Ferry Crosses the juncture of Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake southwest of Nakusp, off BC Highway 6. M.V. Arrow Park II Cable 24 48 5 minutes [3]
Barnston Island Ferry Crosses on the Fraser River between Port Kells and Barnston Island. M.V. Centurion VI (Tugboat) + Barnston Island Replacement Barge (Barge) Tugboat and Barge 5 52 5 minutes [4]
Big Bar Reaction Ferry Crosses the Fraser River northwest of Clinton. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 10 minutes Replaced by an aerial passenger tramway during icy or low water conditions. [5]
François Lake Ferry Crosses François Lake between the community of François Lake (Northbank) and Southbank, on BC Highway 35. M.V. François Forrester/M.V. Omineca Princess Conventional 52 (M.V. François Forrester); other vessel not known. 145 (M.V. François Forrester); other vessel not known. 15 minutes [6]
GladeFerry Crosses the Kootenay River at Tarry's, off BC Highway 3A. M.V. Glade II Cable 10 48 3 minutes [7]
Harrop Cable Ferry Crosses the west arm of Kootenay Lake between Longbeach and Harrop, off BC Highway 3A. M.V. Harrop II Cable 24 98 5 minutes [8]
Kootenay Lake Ferry Crosses Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, on BC Highway 3A. M.V. Osprey 2000/M.V. Balfour Conventional 80/28 250/150 35 minutes [9]
Little Fort Reaction Ferry Crosses the North Thompson River at Little Fort, off BC Highway 5. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5 minutes [10]
Lytton Reaction Ferry Crosses the Fraser River just north of Lytton, off BC Highway 12. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 18 5 minutes [11]
McLure Reaction Ferry Crosses the North Thompson River north of Kamloops, off BC Highway 5. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5 minutes No service during high water or winter freeze up. Detour via Westsyde Road. [12]
Needles Cable Ferry Crosses Lower Arrow Lake between Fauquier and Needles, on BC Highway 6. M.V. Needles Cable 40 135 5 minutes [13]
Upper Arrow Lake Ferry Crosses Upper Arrow Lake between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay at the junction of BC highways 23 and 31. M.V. Columbia Conventional 80 250 20 minutes [14]
Usk Reaction Ferry Crosses the Skeena River between north and south Usk, off BC Highway 16. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5-7 minutes Replaced by an aerial passenger tramway during icy or low water conditions. [15]

Former routes[]

Route Name Route Details Vessel name(s) Vessel Type(s) Vehicle Capacity Passenger Capacity Crossing Time Operated By Notes
Albion Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Albion and Fort Langley. M.V. T'Lagunna/M.V. Kulleet/M.V. Klatawa Conventional 26 (M.V. Kulleet and M.V. Klatawa). M.V. T'Lagunna's capacity is unknown. 150 (M.V. Kulleet and M.V. Klatawa). M.V. T'Lagunna's capacity is unknown. Unknown. (Owned by TransLink, formerly known as the Greater Vancouver Transit Authority). (Originally operated the Ministry of Highways). Replaced by the Golden Ears Bridge in 2009.
Pitt River Ferry Crossed the Pitt River between the city of the same name and what is now Port Coquitlam. Vessel name not known. Vessel type not known. Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Ran until at least 1915. Replaced by the first Pitt River Bridge.
Agassiz-Rosedale Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Agassiz and Rosedale. M.V. T'Lagunna/M.V. Eena Conventional Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Uknown. Unknown. Replaced by the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge in 1956.
Ladner Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Ladner and Richmond. M.V. Delta Princess Conventional 35 200 10 minutes Government of British Columbia. Replaced by the George Massey Tunnel in 1959.
Okanagan Lake Ferry Crossed Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Westbank M.V. Lequime/M.V. Pendozi/M.V. Loyd-Jones Conventional 30 (M.V. Pendozi); others not known. 325 (M.V. Lequime); others not known. Unknown. Government of British Columbia Replaced by the Okanagan Lake Bridge in 1958.
North Bend Aerial Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Boston Bar and North Bend. Name not known. Aerial tramway 1 Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Replaced by the Cog Harrington Bridge in 1986.
Miller's Ferry Crossed the Fraser River at Lillooet, connecting the Cariboo Road. Name not known. Cable Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Replaced by a truss bridge in 1888.
Pavilion Aerial Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Pavilion and West Pavilion. Name not known. Aerial tramway Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Currently not in use.

References[]

  1. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Inland Ferries". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Adams Lake Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Arrow Park Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Barnston Island Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Big Bar Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Francois Lake Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Glade Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Harrop Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Kootenay Lake Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Little Fort Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Lytton Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "McClure Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Needles Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Upper Arrow Lake Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Province of British Columbia (2020). "Usk Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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