Nechako ( English Nechako River ) - a river in the province of British Columbia ( Canada ), a tributary of the Fraser River.
| Nechako | |
|---|---|
| English Nechako river | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 462 km |
| Swimming pool | 47 100 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Nechako plateau |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Fraser |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Fraser → Pacific |
| A country |
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| Region | British columbia |
 - source  - mouth | |
Geography
The length of the Nechako River is 462 km, and the basin area is 47 100 km² [1] . The river originates on the Nechako plateau east of the Coastal Range , flows north towards Fort Fraser, where it crosses Highway 16, then turns east and flows into the Fraser River near Prince George .
Main tributaries:
- Stuart
- Endako
- Chilaco
- Cheslatta
In 1952, Alcan Aluminum built the Kenny Dam on the Nechako River, resulting in the formation of the Nechako Reservoir , consisting of a series of interconnected lakes of about 200 km in length in the form of two branches, the northern and southern, interconnected in the eastern region of the dam end of the reservoir [2] . The largest lakes of the northern arm are Utsa and Whitesale lakes, the southern ones - Utsuk and Tetashuk lakes. Sometimes the reservoir is called by the name of the largest lake (Utsa). The Nechako-Kemano hydroelectric power station with a capacity of 1792 MW was built, which is the world's largest hydroelectric power station with pressure supply derivation [3] .
Notes
- ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Rivers (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 20, 2012. Archived January 22, 2013.
- ↑ BC Rivers - Nechako River (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 20, 2012. Archived May 20, 2006.
- ↑ Electronic journal of the energy service company Ecological Systems, No. 5, May 2009, Traditional Methods of Generating Thermal and Electric Energy (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 20, 2012. Archived March 20, 2016.