Area of Interest
The Gorge Waterway Initiative has an area of interest that includes the Gorge Waterway, a six-kilometre arm of the sea that stretches from Victoria Harbour to Portage Inlet, and associated watersheds.
Spanning four municipalities – Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt and View Royal – the area is a tidal estuary and a federal migratory bird sanctuary that supports a biologically diverse population of plants and animals.
Learn more about the ecology and history of the Gorge Waterway or Portage Inlet.
The following maps show the area of interest for the GWI:
Gorge Waterway and Portage Inlet
Watersheds that drain to Portage Inlet and Gorge Waterway