Rubble Creek

Rubble Creek originates from the meltwater of Sentinel Glacier and Phoenix Glacier on the northwestern slopes of Deception Peak and Glacier Pikes,^{[12][13][14][15]} high mountains of the Garibaldi Ranges. It flows into Garibaldi Lake after about 2.5 km (1.6 mi). Garibaldi Lake receives tributary creeks including Mimutus Creek,^[16] and several unnamed streams flowing from high peaks north of the lake. Significant mountains and glaciers north and east of Garibaldi Lake include The Sphinx and Sphinx Glacier,^[17][18] Guard Mountain,^[19] The Bookworms,^[20] Castle Towers Mountain,^[21] Helm Peak and Helm Glacier,^[22][23] Panorama Ridge,^[24] Cinder Cone,^[25] and The Black Tusk,^[26] among others. Mountains on the south side of Garibaldi Lake include The Table,^[27] Mount Price,^[28] and Clinker Peak.^{[29][30][31][32][33]}

A panorama of The Barrier headwall from The Barrier viewpoint. Rubble Creek can be seen emerging from the rubble in the valley below The Barrier.

At the northwest end of Garibaldi Lake its waters flow out into Rubble Creek. The creek receives the tributary Parnasus Creek from the north,^[34] then enters Lesser Garibaldi Lake.^[35] Taylor Creek flows from the north into Lesser Garibaldi Lake.^[36] Rubble Creek continues after exiting the lake. As it approaches the headwall of The Barrier,^[37] a lava dam, it pools into a small lake called Barrier Lake.^[38] Rubble Creek usually follows a subterranean channel under The Barrier from Lesser Garibaldi Lake, but at times of high water, a part of the stream flows over the surface of the volcanic dam to Barrier Lake. It then flows through an outlet at the southern end of Barrier Lake and flows over The Barrier headwall into the lower valley.^[39][40] After The Barrier, Rubble Creek flows generally northwest to the Cheakamus River. Within a kilometer of Cheakamus River Rubble Creek exits Garibaldi Provincial Park. Rubble Creek passes under the "Sea to Sky Highway", part of British Columbia Highway 99, just before joining the Cheakamus River. A short road from Highway 99 goes up Rubble Creek into Garibaldi Park to the Rubble Creek Trailhead, one of the main hiking routes into the park.^{[31][30][32][33]}

Rubble Creek's confluence with the Cheakamus River is near the townsite of Garibaldi, British Columbia.^[41] In 1980 this settlement was ordered to be abandoned due to the hazard posed by the chance of The Barrier collapsing and releasing the water of Garibaldi Lake catastrophically.^[42]

• Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
• List of rivers of British Columbia