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Englishman River is a river in the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1] It starts on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range, originating from tiny Jewel Lake and flowing in an easterly direction for 40 km (25 mi), entering the Strait of Georgia at Parksville, British Columbia. It is an important watershed providing habitat for various species of salmon and community water to the residents of Parksville and surrounding area. The Englishman River watershed includes Arrowsmith Lake, Hidden Lake, Fishtail Lake, Rowbotham Lake, Healy Lake, Shelton Lake, and Rhododendron Lake.

The Englishman River falls
The Englishman River falls

Englishman River Falls Provincial Park is a popular tourist destination approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) upstream from the mouth of the river. It is famed for its two picturesque waterfalls and treed campsites. The park was created on December 20, 1940, in an effort to protect the old-growth forest and its associated ecosystem along the river in the vicinity of the waterfalls.[2]

A dammed reservoir on the Englishman is a source of water for Parksville, British Columbia.[3]

It has been called Englishman River since at least 1883 to commemorate an unknown Englishman who drowned trying to cross.[4]:75


South Englishman River


The Englishman's south fork begins at Shelton (Echo) Lake[5] and shortly after exiting the north end of that lake enters Healy (Panther) Lake.[6] The river then exits the far end of the lake and flows northeast to where it merges with the main fork of the Englishman.[7]


History


According to a local legend, indigenous people in the area found the skeleton of a Caucasian man near the waterfalls, thus giving the river its current name; the river was given its name because "an Englishman was drowned while attempting to cross."[8] Spanish mapmakers originally named it the "Rio de Grullas," presumably because of the large number of great blue herons living at its estuary (grulla being Spanish for "crane").


References


  1. "BCGNIS Geographical Name Details". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  2. "Englishman River Falls Provincial Park - BC Parks".
  3. "Englishman dam ensures Parksville's water supply". 29 September 2017.
  4. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  5. http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=16251%5B%5D
  6. http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=13248%5B%5D
  7. http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=20663%5B%5D
  8. Victoria Colonist, December 1949, Islander, p. 10




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