Williston Lake
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Williston Lake is a large man-made reservoir in northern British Columbia, Canada, created by the construction of the W. A. C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate region ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | W. A. C. Bennett Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | flooding of the upper Peace, Parsnip and Finlay river valleys ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 1773 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasDam | W. A. C. Bennett Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalImpact |
altered fish habitats in the Peace River system
ⓘ
flooded large tracts of boreal forest ⓘ |
| hasIsland | many islands formed from former hilltops ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ hunting in surrounding areas ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ |
| hasShoreLength | over 1700 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasSocialImpact |
displaced Indigenous communities
ⓘ
inundated traditional Indigenous territories ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceAreaRanking | one of the largest reservoirs in North America by surface area ⓘ |
| hasVolumeRanking | one of the largest reservoirs in North America by volume ⓘ |
| inflow |
Finlay River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parsnip River NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
Fraser-Fort George Regional District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peace River Regional District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort St. John, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hudson's Hope, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mackenzie, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ray Williston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | BC Hydro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
BC Hydro system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peace River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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