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  2. Metro Vancouver watersheds - Wikipedia

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    The Metro Vancouver watersheds, also known as the Greater Vancouver watersheds, supply potable water to approximately 2.7 million residents in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. [1] They provide tap water to a land area covering more than 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi), serving a total of 21 member municipalities, one electoral ...

  3. 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]

  4. Kitsu Creek - Wikipedia

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    Kitsu Creek is a tributary of Mess Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. [1] [6] It flows generally northwest and north for roughly 22.5 km (14.0 mi) [4] to join Mess Creek, a tributary of the Stikine River. Kitsu Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 2.19 m 3 /s (77 ...

  5. List of drainage basins by area - Wikipedia

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    These areas can still be included in topographically defined basins if the hypothetical flow of water (or ice) over the surface of the ground (or ice sheet) is considered. For example, the Antarctic ice sheet can be divided into basins, [ 1 ] and most of Libya is included in the Mediterranean Sea basin even though almost no water from the ...

  6. List of dams and reservoirs in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Water-resource system Rivière Véco. Lac-Robertson Generating Station; Water-resource system Saint-François. Chute-Hemmings Generating Station; Drummondville Generating Station; Water-resource system St-Lawrence river. Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station; Des Cèdres Generating Station; Water-resource system Saint-Maurice. Beaumont ...

  7. List of rivers of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance (See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers). Also included are lakes that are "in-line" connecting upper tributaries of listed rivers, or at their heads.

  8. List of longest rivers of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The primary source for data in the table below is The Atlas of Canada; other sources are as noted.Discharge refers to the flow at the mouth except as noted. U.S. states appear in italics.

  9. Coquitlam Lake - Wikipedia

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    Coquitlam Lake is a reservoir located just north of Coquitlam, British Columbia. 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]