Williston Lake
Reservoir in British Columbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Williston Lake is a reservoir created by the W. A. C. Bennett Dam and is located in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
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Williston Lake | |
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Location | British Columbia |
Coordinates | 56°N 124°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Peace River |
Primary outflows | Peace River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 251 km (156 mi) |
Max. width | 155 km (96 mi) |
Surface area | 1,761 km2 (680 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 42 m (138 ft) |
Water volume | 74 cubic kilometres (60,000,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft)[2] (level varies by 18 m) |
References | [1][2] |
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