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This list details the privately operated ferry routes traversing lakes and rivers of inland British Columbia, Canada. This list does not include coastal routes operated by BC Ferries and/or its subcontractors.
List of current routes
The current inland ferries in BC are as follows:[1]
List of former routes
former inland ferry routes in BC were as follows:
Route Name | Route Details | Vessel name(s) | Vessel Type(s) | Vehicle Capacity | Passenger Capacity | Crossing Time | Operated By | Notes |
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Agassiz-Rosedale Ferry | Crossed the Fraser River between Agassiz and Rosedale. | M.V. T'Lagunna/M.V. Eena | Conventional | 18 (M.V. T'Lagunna) | 100 (M.V. T'Lagunna) | Unknown. | Unknown | Replaced by the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge in 1956. |
Albion Ferry | Crossed the Fraser River between Albion and Fort Langley. | M.V. T'Lagunna/M.V. Kulleet/M.V. Klatawa | Conventional | 26 (M.V. Kulleet/M.V. Klatawa). 18 (M.V. T'Lagunna) | 150 (M.V. Kulleet/M.V. Klatawa). 100 (M.V. T'Lagunna). | Unknown. | Fraser River Marine Transportation Limited (Owned by TransLink, formerly known as the Greater Vancouver Transit Authority, and originally operated the Ministry of Highways). | Replaced by the Golden Ears Bridge in 2009. |
Alexandria Ferry | Crossed the Fraser River at Alexandria, south of Quesnel. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Not to be confused with the bridges north of Hope.[17] |
Birch Island Ferry | Crossed the North Thompson River at Birch Island, east of Clearwater. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Blackpool Ferry | Crossed the North Thompson River at Blackpool, south of Clearwater. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Braeside Ferry | Crossed the Nechako River at Braeside, east of Vanderhoof. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Castlegar Ferry | Crossed the Columbia River between Castlegar and Robson. | Unknown | Cable | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Government of British Columbia | Operated from 1910 until the opening of the Robson Bridge in the 1990s. Its northern landing is now the Lion's Head boat launch.[18] |
Cedarvale Ferry | Crossed the Skeena River at Cedarvale, to the southwest of Kitwanga. | Unknown | Unknown | 2 cars or a single pick-up truck. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Service ended in 1975. No replacement bridge was constructed.[17] |
Chilliwack-Harrison Ferry | Navigated the Fraser and Harrison Rivers between an area near Chilliwack and Harrison Hot Springs. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Possibly subsidized by the Government of British Columbia | [17] |
Chinook Cove Ferry | Crossed the North Thompson River at Chinook Cove, north of Barriere. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Clayhurst Ferry | Crossed the Peace River near Clayhurst. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Replaced by bridge.[17] |
Copper City Ferry | Crossed the Skeena River at Copper City. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Dunster Ferry | Crossed the Fraser River at Dunster. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Date of cessation of service unknown. Bridge in place today.[17] |
Fort St. James Ferry | Crossed the Stuart River near Fort St. James. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Goldstream Ferry | Crossed the Columbia River at Lake Revelstoke, likely near the mouth of the Goldstream River, north of Revelstoke. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Date of cessation of service unknown. Not replaced.[17] |
Gravelle (Gravel's) Ferry | Crossed the Quesnel River about 21 km southeast of Quesnel. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hall's Landing Ferry | Crossed the Columbia River 3 Miles north of Arrowhead. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Date of cessation of service unknown. Could be an earlier 24 Mile Ferry.[17] |
Hazelton Ferry | Crossed the Skeena River at Hazelton. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Herrling Island Ferry | Crossed the Fraser River between a location near Agassiz and Herrling Island. | Unknown | Cable | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Date of cessation of service unknown. Not replaced.[19] |
Hulatt Ferry | Likely crossed the Nechako River at Hulatt east of Vanderhoof. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Date of cessation of service unknown. Not replaced.[17] |
Isle Pierre Ferry | Crossed the Nechako River at Isle Pierre, west of Prince George. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Service ended around 1983.[17] |
Kitwanga Ferry | Crossed the Skeena River at Kitwanga. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | [17] |
Ladner Ferry | Crossed the Fraser River between Ladner and Richmond. | M.V. Delta Princess | Conventional | 35 | 200 | 10 minutes | Government of British Columbia | Replaced by the George Massey Tunnel in 1959. |
Lewis Ferry | Crossed the Kootenay River at Lewis, northwest of Creston. | Unknown | Unknown | Vehicle capacity not known. | Passenger capacity not known. | Unknown | Unknown | Date of cessation of service unknown. Not replaced.[17] |