List of Inland Ferries in British Columbia

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 its subcontractors.

List of current routes

The current inland ferries in BC are as follows:[1]

Route Name Route Details Vessel Name(s) Vessel Type(s) Vehicle Capacity Passenger Capacity Crossing Time Operated By Notes Reference(s)
Adams Lake Cable Ferry Crosses Adams Lake between Chase and Sorrento, off BC Highway 1. M.V. Adams Lake II Cable 10 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [2]
Arrow Park Cable Ferry Crosses the juncture of Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake southwest of Nakusp, off BC Highway 6. M.V. Arrow Park II Cable 24 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [3]
Barnston Island Ferry Crosses Parsons Channel on the Fraser River between Port Kells and Barnston Island. M.V. Centurion VI (Tugboat) + Barnston Island Replacement Barge (Barge) Tugboat and Barge 5 52 5 minutes Western Pacific Marine [4]
Big Bar Reaction Ferry Crosses the Fraser River northwest of Clinton. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 10 minutes Interior Roads Replaced by an aerial passenger tramway during icy or low water conditions. [5]
François Lake Ferry Crosses François Lake between the community of François Lake (Northbank) and Southbank, on BC Highway 35. M.V. François Forrester/M.V. Omineca Princess Conventional 52 (M.V. François Forrester); other vessel not known. 145 (M.V. François Forrester); other vessel not known. 15 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [6]
GladeFerry Crosses the Kootenay River at Tarry's, off BC Highway 3A. M.V. Glade II Cable 10 48 3 minutes Western Pacific Marine [7]
Harrop Cable Ferry Crosses the west arm of Kootenay Lake between Longbeach and Harrop, off BC Highway 3A. M.V. Harrop II Cable 24 98 5 minutes Western Pacific Marine [8]
Kootenay Lake Ferry Crosses Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, on BC Highway 3A. M.V. Osprey 2000/M.V. Balfour Conventional 80/28 250/150 35 minutes Western Pacific Marine [9]
Little Fort Reaction Ferry Crosses the North Thompson River at Little Fort, off BC Highway 5. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5 minutes Argo Road Maintenance Incorporated [10]
Lytton Reaction Ferry Crosses the Fraser River just north of Lytton, off BC Highway 12. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 18 5 minutes Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Limited [11]
McLure Reaction Ferry Crosses the North Thompson River north of Kamloops, off BC Highway 5. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5 minutes Argo Road Maintenance Incorporated No service during high water or winter freeze up. Detour via Westsyde Road. [12]
Needles Cable Ferry Crosses Lower Arrow Lake between Fauquier and Needles, on BC Highway 6. M.V. Needles Cable 40 135 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [13]
Upper Arrow Lake Ferry Crosses Upper Arrow Lake between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay at the junction of BC highways 23 and 31. M.V. Columbia Conventional 80 250 20 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [14]
Usk Reaction Ferry Crosses the Skeena River between north and south Usk, off BC Highway 16. Vessel name not known. Reaction 2 12 5-7 minutes Nechacko Northcoast Contractors Replaced by an aerial passenger tramway during icy or low water conditions. [15]

Former routes
Route Name Route Details Vessel name(s) Vessel Type(s) Vehicle Capacity Passenger Capacity Crossing Time Operated By Notes
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 and M.V. Klatawa). 18 (M.V. T'Lagunna) 150 (M.V. Kulleet and 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). (Originally operated the Ministry of Highways). Replaced by the Golden Ears Bridge in 2009.
Pitt River Ferry Crossed the Pitt River between the city of the same name and what is now Port Coquitlam. Vessel name not known. Powered by a gasoline engine [16] Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. George Mouldey with subsidies from the provincial government [17][18] Ran from 27 September 1902 [19] until March 1915.[20] Replaced by the first Pitt River Bridge.
Agassiz-Rosedale Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Agassiz and Rosedale. M.V. T'Lagunna/M.V. Eena Conventional 18 (T'Lagunna) 100 (T'Lagunna) Unknown. Unknown. Replaced by the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge in 1956.
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.
Okanagan Lake Ferry Crossed Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Westbank M.V. Lequime/M.V. Pendozi/M.V. Loyd-Jones Conventional 30 (M.V. Pendozi); others not known. 325 (M.V. Lequime); others not known. Unknown. Government of British Columbia Replaced by the Okanagan Lake Bridge in 1958.
North Bend Aerial Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Boston Bar and North Bend. Name not known. Aerial tramway 1 Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Replaced by the Cog Harrington Bridge in 1986.
Miller's Ferry Crossed the Fraser River at Lillooet, connecting the Cariboo Road. Name not known. Cable Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Replaced by a truss bridge in 1888.
Pavilion Aerial Ferry Crossed the Fraser River between Pavilion and West Pavilion. Name not known. Aerial tramway Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown. Unknown. Currently not in use.

References
  1. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Inland Ferries". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Adams Lake Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Arrow Park Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Barnston Island Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Big Bar Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Francois Lake Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Glade Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Harrop Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Kootenay Lake Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Little Fort Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Lytton Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Province of British Columbia (2020). "McClure Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Needles Cable Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Upper Arrow Lake Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Province of British Columbia (2020). "Usk Reaction Ferry". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Correspondence". The Sun. 24 February 1914 – via proquest.com.
  17. "Your History: Born on the Pitt River Bridge (or Thereabouts)". Tri-City News. 16 October 2009 – via proquest.com.
  18. "Public Works". The Province. 5 June 1903 – via proquest.com.
  19. "Interesting Items". The Province. 29 September 1902 – via proquest.com.
  20. "New Bridge Completed". The Daily Province. 5 March 1915 – via proquest.com.
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