Meeting of the Waters ~ Confluent, Canada - 1366 m
N 51° 26.179 W 116° 25.246
11U E 540262 N 5698506
This sign in Yoho National Park, BC, is at the confluence of the Yoho River and Kicking Horse River.
Waymark Code: WM18GC8
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/30/2023
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This sign is on the hillside above the actual confluence. It is striking because the Yoho River comes from a glacier, and its waters have a distinctive colour due to the glacial silt.
Decades ago, you could easily see the confluence from this viewpoint, but tree growth has heavily screened the view.
This is just outside of the winter gate that closes off the upper Yoho Valley Road during the winter months.The viewpoint also serves as the turnaround point when the gate is locked, from October to late June.
Accompanying Interpretive sign reads:
[EN]
WEETING OF THE WATERS -
THERE IS A MARKED CONTRAST IN THE COLOUR OF THESE TWO MERGING RIVERS.
THE MILKY COLOURATiON OF THE YOHO RIVER IS CAUSED BY GLACIAL SILT FROM NEARBY GLACIERS. GLACIAL SILT IN THE KICKING HORSE RIVER HAS SETTLED OUT IN A SERIES OF UPSTREAM LAKES LEAVING CLEARER WATER.
[FR]
CONFLUENT -
LES EAUX OFFRENT UN CONTRASTE MARQUÉ DE COULEURS AU CONFLUENT DE CES DEUX COURS D'EAU. LA COLORATION LAITEUSE DE LA RIVIÈRE YOHO EST DUE AU LIMON GLACIAIRE PROVENANT DES GLACIERS DU VOISINAGE. EN AMONT DE LA RIVIÈRE
DU CHEVAL-QUI-RUE, CE LIMON S'EST DÉPOSÉ DANS UNE SÉRIE DE LACS, DE SORTE DUE LES EAUX DE LA RIVIÈRE SONT PARTICULIÈREMENT LIMPIDES.
Location: Yoho Valley Road, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Posted Elevation: 1366 meters (4436 feet)
GPSR Elevation: 1373 meters
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