Hells Gate Fishways

Local nameHells Gate Fishways
LocationFraser Valley, Canada

Hells Gate is an abrupt narrowing of British Columbia's Fraser River, located immediately downstream of Boston Bar in the southern Fraser Canyon. The towering rock walls of the Fraser River plunge toward each other forcing the waters through a passage only 35 metres wide. It is also the name of the rural locality at the same location.

For centuries, the narrow passage has been a popular fishing ground for Aboriginal communities in the area. European settlers also began to congregate there in the summer months to fish. Eventually, the Fraser Canyon became a route used by gold rush miners wishing to access the upper Fraser gold-bearing bars and the upper country beyond up the Fraser and the Thompson.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_Gate_(British_Columbia)

Official Website https://www.psc.org/about-us/history-purpose/our-history/

Address V0K, Canada

Coordinates 49°46'52.409" N -121°26'58.284" E

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