River Jordan
Jordan River, founded as, and still officially gazetted as, River Jordan, is a small settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, approximately 70 kilometres west of Victoria at the mouth of the Jordan River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Jordan River” and “Jordan River, British Columbia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jordan River Dam.
Jordan River Dam
Power station
Photo: Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0.
The Jordan River Dam, officially the Jordan River Diversion Dam, and known locally simply as Diversion Dam, is a dam located in Jordan River, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the second hydroelectric development on Vancouver Island.
River Jordan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.42298° or 48° 25′ 23″ northLongitude
-124.0571° or 124° 3′ 26″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
84WQCWFV+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 3648103257OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“River Jordan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jordan River, British Columbia”
- Dutch: “Jordan River”
- French: “River Jordan”
- German: “Jordan River”
- Japanese: “ジョーダン川”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sewers and Jordan River Regional Park campground.
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