Pipestem Inlet

Pipestem Inlet (49˚02'00" 125˚15'00" E of Toquart Bay, W of Effingham Inlet, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). The inlet, which appears on the 1861 chart of Capt George Richards, was probably named for its shape: it narrows down to form a “mouthpiece” of sorts at the E end, while the stem opens up into the “bowl” of Toquart Bay to the W. The waters of Pipestem Inlet get quite warm in summer, making this one of the few places in BC where oyster spat or seed can be commercially...

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