Fastest Tidal Rapids on Earth - Nakwakto Rapids
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Nakwakto Rapids - in the remote Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada - is said to be one of the fastest-flowing tidal rapids in the world. We took dinghies as close as possible during max-ebb (the fastest current) and then took a DJI Mavic Pro drone in for a closer look.
There was a cradle there that myself and my siblings were put there soon after we were born. I was the last one in that ka'api
I've gone through when the tides were just perfect and made that channel on the East side a giant whirlpool. Seemed like the whole channel, but in reality probably about half the width. Not very big tides, but just the right mix.
Try getting some video of Roaring Hole Rapids on a big tide, it's much more impressive than Nakwakto, despite the lower speeds. (Nepah Lagoon) Only on a big ebb tide though, otherwise it's just average.
They call the island tremble island because it "trembles" when your standing on it due to the current
Glad someone took some solid drone footage of this before the new Drone laws kicked in Canada. While we only have one professional FAA drone pilot onboard, and I'm not sure I want to also get certified in Canada, even if few people would enforce it in BC and SE Alaska (other then the eagles... and seagulls). :D
Awesome clip . Thanks for it . Nature is full of beauty and surprises 👌💕
Awesome footage Kevin!
I have to check out these rapids some day.
same!
Awesome video!
its said to run at 24 knots on a big tide
Beautifully set against the Satie. Do you know how fast the currents run there? I know the Skookumchuck can get up to 16 knots.
Canadian hydrographic North Sea 21 measured 23 knots in June 1983 13 knots in slingsby off vigilance pt outer narrows where it met the swell
Awesome drone video! Thanks for sharing.
So cool
you have eight minutes to get through.... when it ebbs, it is draining over 80 miles of inlets, all uncharted...even the orca's know not to try to run Nakwakto...
These are not rapids in the true sense but is a whirlpool.True rapids are non tidal & occur in rivers & flow continuiously.
Awfully semantic there! Tidal rapids is the term used to refer to this phenomenon
"Rapids" is a common term applied to these types of tidal features. And since the definition of a word is just derived from how it is commonly used ...
Also, check out this video, starting around 1:30, of Ford's Terror, AK (a place I visited in 1996). I don't see any significant whirlpools, so "rapids" seems like a much better term to describe them.
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Yea those aren’t rapids, just rapidly flowing water. Glad you cleared that up for us.
Wow! Fantastic explanation. /s