Pack River (British Columbia)
Encyclopedia
The Pack River is a river
in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia
, Canada
, flowing north into the Parsnip Reach of Lake Williston. Part of the Peace River
drainage, it was originally a tributary of the Parsnip River
before the creation of Lake Williston by the building of WAC Bennett Dam. It is fed by the McLeod River
via McLeod Lake.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, flowing north into the Parsnip Reach of Lake Williston. Part of the Peace River
Peace River (Canada)
The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...
drainage, it was originally a tributary of the Parsnip River
Parsnip River
The Parsnip River is a 240 km long river in central British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally north-westward from the Parsnip Glacier in the Hart Ranges to the Parsnip Reach of Williston Lake, formed by the impounding of the waters of the Peace River by the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in 1968...
before the creation of Lake Williston by the building of WAC Bennett Dam. It is fed by the McLeod River
McLeod River (British Columbia)
The McLeod River is a river in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing northeast into the north end of McLeod Lake.-References:...
via McLeod Lake.