The Fraser River freshet is starting (snow pack melt in the coastal mountains), and the suspended sediment loads coming out of the river mouth into the Strait of Georgia are also increasing. This is especially evident at our...
During rising and high tide, the sea pushes back against the Fraser River, reducing its flow at the mouth. As the tide ebbs, approaching low tide, the flow at the river mouth increases, and the sediment laden river water is “released/floods” into the Strait of Georgia. The river water, especially during periods of faster moving flow, is laden with silt and fine sands. As the flow...
