Baileys Chute

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]

Baileys Chute
Elevated view of Baileys Chute
Location	Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	52°04′27″N 120°11′58″W[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 m^3/s (4,300 cu ft/s)

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

1. "Baileys Chute". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
2. "Baileys Chute, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
3. Goward, Trevor and Hickson, Cathie (1995). Nature Wells Gray, 2nd edition. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB. ISBN 1-55105-065-X.

External links

• Media related to Baileys Chute at Wikimedia Commons