WILLISTON LAKE


Major Lakes of British Columbia

'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.

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★ 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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