List of Inland Ferries in British Columbia

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.

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 British Columbia Highway 1. M.V. Adams Lake II Cable 10 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [2]
Arrow Park Cable Ferry Crosses the junction of Upper Arrow Lake Ferry and Lower Arrow Lake near Nakusp, on British Columbia Highway 6. M.V. Arrow Park II Cable 24 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [3]
Barnston Island Ferry Crosses the Parsons Channel (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 Western Pacific Marine [4]
Big Bar Reaction Ferry Crosses the Fraser River near Clinton. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 10 minutes Interior Roads 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 British Columbia Highway 35. M.V. François Forrester Conventional 52 145 15 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [6]
Glade Cable Ferry Crosses the Kootenay River between Nelson and Glade, on British Columbia Highway 3A. M.V. Glade II Cable 10 48 3 minutes Western Pacific Marine [7]
Harrop Cable Ferry Crosses the Kootenay River between Nelson/Balfour and Harrop/Procter, on British Columbia Highway 3A. M.V. Harrop II Cable 24 98 5 minutes Western Pacific Marine [8]
Kootenay Lake Ferry Crosses Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, on British Columbia Highway 3A. M.V. Osprey 2000/M.V. Balfour Conventional 80/28 250/150 35 minutes Western Pacific Marine [9]
Little Fort Reaction Ferry Crosses the North Thompson River at Little Fort, on British Columbia Highway 5. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5 minutes Argo Road Maintenance Incorporated [10]
Lytton Reaction Ferry Crosses the Fraser River near Lytton. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 18 5 minutes Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Limited [11]
McLure Reaction Ferry Crosses the North Thompson River near Kamloops, off British Columbia Highway 5. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5 minutes Argo Road Maintenance Incorporated 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 British Columbia Highway 6. M.V. Needles Cable 40 135 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [13]
Upper Arrow Lake Ferry Crosses Upper Arrow Lake between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay on British Columbia Highway 23. M.V. Columbia Cable 80 250 20 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [14]
Usk Reaction Ferry Crosses the Skeena River between North and South Usk, off British Columbia Highway 16. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5-7 minutes Nechacko Northcoast Contractors 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. Fraser River Marine Transportation Limited (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.

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