TABLE B-3 

 Maximim Crest Levels of the Tsunami Along the Canadian Coast* 



The heights reached by the maxlm-um tsunami wave crest at a number 

 of Vancouver Island ports where no tide gages were operating are compared 

 to the elevations of higher high water, large tide. Elevations at some 

 permanent gaging stations, showing normal and extreme recorded high waters 

 are also included for comparison. 













Tsunami 







Extreme 



Port 



Lat. 



Long. 



Crest 



H.H.W. 



Diff . 



High Tide 



Port Alice 



50 



23 



127 



27 



19.3 



ll+.O 



+5.3 





Klaskino 



50 



18 



127 



hk 



19.2 



13.7 



+5.5 





Fair Harbour 



50 



Ok 



127 



07 



21.0 



13.6 



+7.1+ 





Amai Inlet 



50 



06 



127 



05 



19.0 



13.5 



+5.5 





Zeballos 



h9 



59 



126 



51 



16.8 



13.6 



+3.2 





Esperanza 



U9 



52 



126 



^1+ 



15.2 



13.6 



+1.6 





Tahsis 



h9 



55 



126 



ko 



iG.k 



ll+.O 



+2.1+ 





Gold River 



h9 



Ul 



126 



07 



17.7 



ll+.O 



+3.7 





Hot Springs Cove 



k9 



22 



126 



16 



20.5 



13.1 



+7.^ 





Tofino 



h9 



09 



125 



55 



ll+.O 



13.2 



+0.8 



15.60 



Franklin River 



U9 



06 



12^ 



h9 



20.6 



13.0 



+7.6 





Port Alberni 



1+9 1^ 



121+ 



h9 



20.9 



12.2 



+8.7 



1U.8 



Victoria 



1+8 



25 



123 



2k 



Q.k 



9.6 



-1.2 



12.10 



Prince Rupert 



51+ 



19 



130 



20 



25.2 



21+.6 



+0.6 



26.18 



Reproduced from Wigen and White (196I+! 



B-6 



