Douglas Channel[1] is one of the principal inlets (or fjords) of the British Columbia Coast, into which the Kitimat River flows.

The channel was named in honour of Sir James Douglas, the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia.

[4] Douglas Channel will be subject to new sensitive ship traffic when the LNG Canada natural gas storage and liquefaction terminal is completed and operational, which is estimated to be in 2025.

The Gardner Canal is important for being the location of the Kemano Generating Station of the Nechako Diversion, which was built to supply power for Kitimat.

The head of the Gardner Canal, also, is the mouth of the Kitlope River, a major wildlife and wilderness preserve and area of outstanding natural beauty and harsh weather.