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Williston Lake is a reservoir located in central British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

s developed along 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 through northern Alberta....
, in the Rocky Mountain Trench
Rocky Mountain Trench

The Rocky Mountain Trench, also called "the valley of a thousand peaks", is a physiographic feature extending approximately 1600 km from Flathead Lake, Montana, to the Liard River, just south of the British Columbia?Yukon border near Watson Lake, Yukon....
, the Peace River Canyon and the adjacent valleys. The lake includes three reaches
Reach (geography)

A reach in geography is an expanse, or widening, of a stream or river channel. This commonly occurs after the river or stream is dammed. A reach is similar to an Arm ....
, Peace Reach, Parsnip Reach, and Finlay Reach, and covers a total area of , being the largest lake in British Columbia.

The reservoir is fed by Omineca River
Omineca River

Omineca River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. It flows into the Williston Lake, in the Peace River basin....
, Ingenika River, Ospika River, 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 Williston Lake, formed by the impounding of the waters of the Peace River by the W.A.C....
, Manson River, Nation River, Clearwater Creek, Nabesche River, Carbon Creek, as well as other smaller creeks.

Several provincial park
Provincial park

A provincial park is a park under the management of a Provinces and territories of Canada government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as National Parks of Canada, their workings are very similar....
s are maintained on the shore of the lake, including Muscovite Lakes Provincial Park
Muscovite Lakes Provincial Park

Muscovite Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Williston 125 km north of Mackenzie, British Columbia....
, Butler Ridge Provincial Park
Butler Ridge Provincial Park

Butler Ridge Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Located on the northern shore of the Peach Reach arm of Williston Lake, 20 km northwest of Hudson's Hope, the park covers an area of 6,694 ha....
, Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park
Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park

Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The Heather-Dina park, which is named after two lakes in the park, features mature, mixed forest with many small lakes....
 and Ed Bird-Estella Provincial Park
Ed Bird-Estella Provincial Park

Ed Bird-Estella Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada....
.

iston Lake was created in 1968
1968 in Canada

See also:1967 in Canada,1968,1969 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history.----...
 and, at the time, was the largest artificial reservoir in the world.






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Williston Lake is a reservoir located in central British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

Geography

It is developed along 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 through northern Alberta....
, in the Rocky Mountain Trench
Rocky Mountain Trench

The Rocky Mountain Trench, also called "the valley of a thousand peaks", is a physiographic feature extending approximately 1600 km from Flathead Lake, Montana, to the Liard River, just south of the British Columbia?Yukon border near Watson Lake, Yukon....
, the Peace River Canyon and the adjacent valleys. The lake includes three reaches
Reach (geography)

A reach in geography is an expanse, or widening, of a stream or river channel. This commonly occurs after the river or stream is dammed. A reach is similar to an Arm ....
, Peace Reach, Parsnip Reach, and Finlay Reach, and covers a total area of , being the largest lake in British Columbia.

The reservoir is fed by Omineca River
Omineca River

Omineca River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. It flows into the Williston Lake, in the Peace River basin....
, Ingenika River, Ospika River, 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 Williston Lake, formed by the impounding of the waters of the Peace River by the W.A.C....
, Manson River, Nation River, Clearwater Creek, Nabesche River, Carbon Creek, as well as other smaller creeks.

Several provincial park
Provincial park

A provincial park is a park under the management of a Provinces and territories of Canada government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as National Parks of Canada, their workings are very similar....
s are maintained on the shore of the lake, including Muscovite Lakes Provincial Park
Muscovite Lakes Provincial Park

Muscovite Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Williston 125 km north of Mackenzie, British Columbia....
, Butler Ridge Provincial Park
Butler Ridge Provincial Park

Butler Ridge Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Located on the northern shore of the Peach Reach arm of Williston Lake, 20 km northwest of Hudson's Hope, the park covers an area of 6,694 ha....
, Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park
Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park

Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The Heather-Dina park, which is named after two lakes in the park, features mature, mixed forest with many small lakes....
 and Ed Bird-Estella Provincial Park
Ed Bird-Estella Provincial Park

Ed Bird-Estella Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada....
.

History

Williston Lake was created in 1968
1968 in Canada

See also:1967 in Canada,1968,1969 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history.----...
 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
W. A. C. Bennett Dam

The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectricity earthfill dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. The dam, located 19 kilometres west of Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, and 85 kilometres northwest of Chetwynd, British Columbia, is named after the late former premier W....
 on 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 through northern Alberta....
, which flooded the aboriginal-territorial home of the Tsay Keh Dene band.

The reservoir was named after the Honourable Ray Gillis Williston, at the time the Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources.

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  • BC Hydro.