Williston Lake
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Williston Lake is a reservoir located in central British Columbia, Canada. Named after the Honourable Ray Williston, at the time the Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources.
Williston Lake was created in 1968 and, at the time, was the largest artificial reservoir in the world. It was formed with the building of the W. A. C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River, which flooded the aboriginal-territorial home of the Tsay Keh Dene Band (Sekani). The lake includes three reaches, Peace Reach, Parsnip Reach, and Finlay Reach.
[edit] Statistics
- Location: 56.0000000 -124.0000000
( ) - Altitude: 671 m (2201 ft), level varies by 18 m
- Total area: 1,761 km² (680 mile²)
- Length: 251 km (156 miles) north-to-south
- Width: 155 km (96 miles) east-to-west
[edit] External links
- Canadian government site on principal lakes, elevation and area, by provinces and territories
- Canadian government site on lake area and elevation
- Williston Reservoir @ BC Hydro
- Peace-Williston Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program
- Carrier Sekani Tribal Council's Chronology of Contact with Europeans-Euroamericans
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