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Baileys Chute is a major-volume waterfall on the Clearwater River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, formed as a sliding cascade over schist linked to the ancient Kootenay Terrane. Its powerful flow has carved potholes below the viewing area and creates a standing wave that indicates a deeply undercut riverbed. The site is also known for Chinook salmon, which attempt to leap the falls from mid-August through September as they move upstream. It is named for engineer Jim Bailey, whose bridge design was used at The Mushbowl in 1949 and who drowned below the chute when his boat overturned in 1952.
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