The
Cheakamus River (pron. CHEK-a-moose) is a tributary of the
Squamish River, beginning on the west slopes of Outlier Peak in
Garibaldi Provincial Park upstream from
Cheakamus Lake on the southeastern outskirts of the resort area of
Whistler. The river flows into Cheakamus Lake before exiting it and flowing northwest until it turns south and enters
Daisy Lake. Between the outlet of Daisy Lake and its mouth, much of its length is spent going through Cheakamus Canyon, where the river flows through swift rapids and even one good sized waterfall. The river flows south from the lake and through the canyon before joining the Squamish River at
Cheekye, a few miles north of the town of
Squamish. The river's name is an anglicization of the name of
Chiyakmesh ("people of the fish weir"), a village of the
Squamish people and a reserve of the
Squamish Nation.