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  2. Metro Vancouver watersheds - Wikipedia

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    In 1887, the Capilano River was selected as the source of water supply for the City of Vancouver.An intake pipe was constructed 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) upstream of the mouth of the river, and a pipeline carried this water across the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet and into the City of Vancouver.

  3. Coldwater River (British Columbia) - Wikipedia

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    Tsillatko (or alternative spellings), the Shuswap name for the river, translates to "cold water". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The earliest known documented use of the Coldwater River name is 1875. [ 4 ] G.M. Dawson's Southern Interior of B.C. map (1877) is the earliest map adopting this name.

  4. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (British ...

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    The department was renamed the "Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources" in 1962 following its reorganization into its three namesake branches: the B.C. Lands Service, B.C. Forest Service, and B.C. Water Resources Service. It retained the same responsibilities as its predecessor until the disestablishment of the department in 1975. [6]

  5. Water Sustainability Act 2014 - Wikipedia

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    The Water Sustainability Act (WSA) is a British Columbia water management law that came into force on February 29, 2016. [1] The WSA allows the government of British Columbia to control groundwater and also surface water in the province. It also includes provisions for restricting water usage during shortages.

  6. Scotia River - Wikipedia

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    The Scotia River is a tributary of the Skeena River in the North Coast Regional District of the province of British Columbia, Canada.It originates in the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains, and flows north about 22 km (14 mi) to the tidally-influenced lower Skeena River, [4] [6] about 20 km (12 mi) upriver from Port Essington, 47 km (29 mi) southeast of Prince Rupert, and about 75 km (47 mi ...

  7. Tanzilla River - Wikipedia

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    The Tanzilla River is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. [1]From its source in the Three Sisters Range the Tanzilla River flows roughly north and northwest to the vicinity of the community of Dease Lake, then turns west and southwest, flowing to the Stikine River in the Grand Canyon of the Stikine.

  8. Coquitlam Lake - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the three main water sources for Metro Vancouver, and part of the Coquitlam watershed. It is also a part of BC Hydro's power generation system. A tunnel directs water from the lake to nearby Buntzen Lake, and from there to a pair of power stations. [1]

  9. Iskut River - Wikipedia

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    The project does not use a full dam and reservoir, rather a 7 m (23 ft) high weir diverts about 250 m 3 /s (8,800 cu ft/s) of water from the Iskut into a 3.3 km (2.1 mi) power tunnel, leading to an underground power station containing turbines and generators. A tailrace tunnel returns the water to the Iskut River downstream of the powerhouse.