Location: Stanley park Siwash Rock elevn: 23m. Lat. 49.30882 Long. -123.156

Direct Google URL: This link takes you to a prepared viewpoint.

Hazard type: st

Short Description: Stanley Park in Vancouver has suffered from wind and wave storm damage.

Long Description: On Dec. 15, 2006, the park, which boasts old growth conifers several centuries old, lost more than 10,000 trees. Large sections of the Seawall also suffered extensive damage, shutting down access to some areas, like Prospect Point near Lions Gate Bridge, for months. This event, the importance of seawall protection from wave action, and the varied geology including volcanic dykes, make Stanley park a great place to explore various hazards facing residence of the Vancouver area.

Seawall protecting Vancouver’s Stanley Park, near Siwash Rock, which is part of a volcanic dyke intruding the sandstone rocks upon which Vancouver is built.

media1: Photosphere in Stanley Park, near Swiash Rock.

media2: A well written, thorough but readable tour of Stanley Park’s geological features. Excellent.

In Depth: Several videos, images and summaries of the 2006 Windstorm.