NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Peace River (Canada)

The Peace River (French: rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta. Peace River may refer to: The Peace River in Alaska in the United States, called by natives Gui-guok-lok The Peace River in Alaska in the United States, a tributary of the Koyuk River The Peace River in Florida in the United States The Peace River in British Columbia... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1763x1353, 2593 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Peace River (Canada) User:Qyd/Maps ... River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... Finlay River is a 402 km long river in north-central British Columbia flowing north and then south from Thutade Lake in the Omineca Mountains to Williston Lake, the impounded waters of the Peace River formed by the completion of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in 1968. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... Finlay River is a 402 km long river in north-central British Columbia flowing north and then south from Thutade Lake in the Omineca Mountains to Williston Lake, the impounded waters of the Peace River formed by the completion of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in 1968. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 5th - Total 944,735 km... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked...

History

The regions along the river are the traditional home of the Dunne-za or Beaver people. The fur trader Peter Pond is believed to have visited the river in 1785. In 1788 Charles Boyer of the North West Company established a fur trading post at the river's junction with the Boyer River. An unidentified Dunneza, in the Peace River country, 1911 The Dunneza (also Dunne-za, Beaver, Tasttine) are Athapaskan Aboriginal peoples whose traditional territory is around the Peace River of Alberta, Canada. ... An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ... Copy of a Map Presented to Congress of the United States and to the Lt. ... For the grocery chain, see The North West Company The North West Company a fur trading business headquartered in the city of Montreal in British North America from 1779 to 1821. ... The Boyer River at Denison The Boyer River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 139 mi (224 km) long, in western Iowa in the United States. ...

In 1792 and 1793, the explorer Alexander Mackenzie travelled up the river to the Continental Divide.^[1] Mackenzie referred to the river as "Unjegah", from a native word meaning "large river". The Peace River, or Unchaga or Unjaja, was named after Peace Point near Lake Athabasca, where the Treaty of the Peace came authorized with the smoking of a peace pipe. The treaty ended the decades of hostilities between the Beaver (Athapascan branch) and the Cree in which the Cree dominated the Beaver until a smallpox epidemic in 1781 decimated the Cree. The treaty made the Beaver stay north of the river and the Cree south.^[2] Alexander MacKenzie painted by Thomas Lawrence (c. ... A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58Â° and 60Â° latitudes. ... A Lakota (Sioux) peace pipe pipestem, without the pipe itself, displayed at the United States Library of Congress A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by many Native American tribes, traditionally as a token of peace. ... The Dunneza (also Dunne-za, Beaver, Tasttine) are Athapaskan Aboriginal peoples whose traditional territory is around the Peace River of Alberta, Canada. ... Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. ... For other uses, see Cree (disambiguation). ... Between 1775 and 1782, a smallpox epidemic raged across much of North America. ...

In 1794, a fur trading post was built on the Peace River at Rocky Mountain House, near a large bear den, bears would eat young childern. The current site of Fort St. John, which was the first non-native settlement on the British Columbia mainland. The City of Fort St. ...

The rich soils of the Peace River valley in Alberta have been producing wheat crops since the late 19th century. The Peace River region is also an important centre of oil and natural gas production. There are also lumber, pulp and paper plants along the river in British Columbia. Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References: ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat Wheat For the indie rock group, see Wheat (band). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Åukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... This article is about the fossil fuel. ... International Paper Company Wood pulp is the most common material used to make paper. ...

Geography

Course

This river is 1,923 km long (from the head of Finlay River to Lake Athabasca). It drains an area of approximately 302,500 km².^[3] At Peace Point, where it drains in the Slave River, it has an annual discharge of 2161 m³/s or 68,200,000 dam³/a.^[4] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1693x785, 203 KB) The townsite of Taylor, British Columbia, facing north. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1693x785, 203 KB) The townsite of Taylor, British Columbia, facing north. ... Taylor (pop. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 106 and 107 m (1,000 and 10,000 km). ... Finlay River is a 402 km long river in north-central British Columbia flowing north and then south from Thutade Lake in the Omineca Mountains to Williston Lake, the impounded waters of the Peace River formed by the completion of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in 1968. ... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58Â° and 60Â° latitudes. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 kmÂ² and 1,000,000 kmÂ². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ...

A large man-made lake, Williston Lake, has been formed on the upper river by the construction of the W. A. C. Bennett Dam for hydroelectric power generation. The river then flows into Dinosaur Lake, which serves as a reservoir for the Peace Canyon Dam. After the dams, the river flows east into Alberta and then continues north and east into the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Wood Buffalo National Park, at the western end of Lake Athabasca. Water from the delta flows into the Slave River east of Peace Point and reaches the Arctic Ocean via the Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River. Lakes of British Columbia. ... The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric earthfill dam in northern British Columbia. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... The Peace-Athabasca Delta is a large freshwater, inland delta in northeastern Alberta located where the Peace and Athabasca Rivers join the Slave River. ... Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 kmÂ². The park was established in 1922 to protect the worlds largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 5,000. ... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58Â° and 60Â° latitudes. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ... Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Slave Lakes position in the Western Canadian Arctic Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (behind Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 meters (2015 ft), and... For other uses, see Mackenzie River (disambiguation). ...

Communities

Communities located directly on the river include: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 474 pixelsFull resolution (2816 Ã— 1669 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 474 pixelsFull resolution (2816 Ã— 1669 pixel, file size: 1. ... Peace River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada, on the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky and Heart Rivers. ...

Many provincial parks and wildland reserves are established on the river, such as Butler Ridge Provincial Park, Taylor Landing Provincial Park, Beatton River Provincial Park, Peace River Corridor Provincial Park in British Columbia and Dunvegan Provincial Park, Dunvegan West Wildland, Peace River Wildland, Greene Valley Provincial Park, Notikewin Provincial Park, Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta. Hudsons Hope is a small town in northern British Columbia. ... Taylor (pop. ... Peace River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada, on the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky and Heart Rivers. ... Fort Vermilion is a hamlet in northern Alberta, on the banks of the Peace River. ... // Alberta Aspen Beach Provincial Park Beauvais Lake Provincial Park Big Hill Springs Provincial Park Big Knife Provincial Park Bow Valley Provincial Park Calling Lake Provincial Park Carson-Pagasus Provincial Park Chain Lakes Provincial Park Cold Lake Provincial Park Crimson Lake Provincial Park Cross Lake Provincial Park Cypress Hills Provincial Park... Butler Ridge Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ... Taylor Landing Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ... Beatton River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ... Peace River Corridor Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ... Dunvegan Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. ... Green Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park in north-western Alberta, Canada. ... Notikewin Provincial Park is a provincial park located in northwestern Alberta, Canada, 37 km east of Manning. ... Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 kmÂ². The park was established in 1922 to protect the worlds largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 5,000. ...

A few Indian reserves are also located on the river banks, among them Beaver Ranch 163, John D'Or Prairie 215, Fox Lake 162, Peace Point 222 and Devil's Gate 220. In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ...

Tributaries

References

Categories: Rivers of Alberta | Rivers of British Columbia | Tar sands of Canada | Peace Country The Atlas of Canada is an Internet atlas that has information on every town, village, hamlet, and city in Canada. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hydrography focuses on the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... See Also: Rivers in Canada Rivers of the Americas Hudson Bay Watershed Bow River North Saskatchewan River Red Deer River South Saskatchewan River Peace River watershed Oldman River Peace River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Missouri Watershed Milk River Alphabetical Listing: Athabasca River Bow River Elbow River Milk River North Saskatchewan... Athabasca River watershed in western Canada The Athabasca River (French: riviÃ¨re Athabasca) originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. ... Battle River in western Canada Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. ... Beaver River is a large river in east-central Alberta, central Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Brazeau River in Alberta Brazeau River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. ... The Crowsnest River is a tributary to the Oldman River in southern Alberta, Canada. ... Firebag River in western Canada Firebag is a river in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The Milk River shown highlighted The Milk River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 729 mi (1,173 km) long in the U.S. state of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to Lake Winnipeg. ... Oldman River in Southern Alberta. ... Pembina is a river in central Alberta, Canada. ... Red Deer River is a river is in Alberta, Canada, it is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ... Smoky River in Alberta Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. ... The South Saskatchewan River flows eastward from the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake, Alberta. ... Wapiti River in western Canada Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. ... See Also: Rivers in Canada Rivers of the Americas Hudson Bay Watershed Bow River North Saskatchewan River Red Deer River South Saskatchewan River Peace River watershed Oldman River Peace River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Missouri Watershed Milk River Alphabetical Listing: Athabasca River Bow River Elbow River Milk River North Saskatchewan... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 475 Ã— 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (808 Ã— 1019 pixel, file size: 1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park is just 23 metres high. ... Bow Falls, on the Bow River near Banff The Bow River thunders over Bow Falls just before the junction of the Bow and Spray Rivers. ... Bridal Veil Fall seen from the Icefield Parkway For other uses, see Bridal Veil Falls. ... Elbow Falls are large falls near the start of the Elbow River, west of the town of Bragg Creek, AB. To get to them, take the small highway 66 west past the Bragg Creek turnoff on Alberta Highway 22x. ... Panther Falls seen from the Icefield Parkway Panther Falls are a series of waterfalls in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. ... Sunwapta Falls Sunwapta Falls is a waterfall of the Sunwapta River located in Jasper National Park, Canada. ... Barrier Lake Bow Lake Glenmore Reservoir Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes Lesser Slave Lake Lake Louise Maligne Lake Lake Minnewanka Moraine Lake Peyto Lake Ice fishing on Pidgeon Lake Frozen Pinehurst Lake Vermilion Lakes Waterton Lake Most of Albertas lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58Â° and 60Â° latitudes. ... Beaverhill Lake (Cree: amisk-wa-chi-sakhahigan) is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. ... Bistcho Lake is a large lake in north western Alberta, Canada. ... Location of Lake Claire in Alberta Lake Claire is a large Albertan lake, located west of Lake Athabasca in Wood Buffalo National Park. ... Cold Lake in western Canada Cold Lake is a large lake in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Lac La Biche in Alberta Lac La Biche is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. ... Lesser Slave Lake is a lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. ... Ice fishing on Pidgeon Lake Pigeon Lake is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. ... Sylvan Lake Lighthouse with waterslides in the background Sylvan Lake is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. ... Utikuma Lake in Alberta Utikuma Lake is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. ... Wabamun Lake (sometimes spelled Wabumun) is one of the most heavily used lakes in Alberta, Canada. ... Barrier Lake Bow Lake Glenmore Reservoir Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes Lesser Slave Lake Lake Louise Maligne Lake Lake Minnewanka Moraine Lake Peyto Lake Ice fishing on Pidgeon Lake Frozen Pinehurst Lake Vermilion Lakes Waterton Lake Most of Albertas lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000... ... Abraham Lake on the North Saskathewan River Abraham Lake map Abraham Lake is an artificial lake on North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta, Canada. ... Barrier Lake is a man made reservoir at the north end of Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. ... Chestermere Lake is a man-made reservoir in Chestermere, Alberta, Canada. ... Lower Kananaskis Lake is a natural lake that was turned into a reservoir in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. ... McGregor Lake is an elongated (40 km by 2 km) reservoir in Southern Alberta. ... Lake Minnewanka near Banff, Alberta Lake Minnewanka (Water of the Spirits in the Stoney Indian language) is located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about five kilometres northeast of the Banff townsite. ... The Glenmore Reservoir is a large manmade reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. ... Sikome Lake is a man made lake in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... This article is about the geological formation. ... Athabasca Glacier The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal toes of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. ... Bow Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, approximately 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Lake Louise, and can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. ... Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Canadian Rockies. ... Crowfoot Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, 32 km (20 miles) northwest of Lake Louise, and can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. ... Hector Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. ... Peyto Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, approximately 90 km (56 miles) northwest of the town of Banff, and can be accessed from the Icefields Parkway. ... In this animated gif of the Columbia Icefield, glaciated areas in 1990 are compared to 2000. ... Vulture Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, northwest of Lake Louise, and can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. ... The Wapta Icefield is located on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. ... The Waputik Icefield is located on the Continental divide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. ...

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