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Vanderhoof is known for its bird sanctuary along the Nechako River. Many Canada geese, swans, and other migratory birds pass through Vanderhoof during their annual migrations. The Nechako is home to a number of fish species, including salmon and the endangered Nechako white sturgeon. Many hunters come to Vanderhoof in search of bear, moose ...
The Nechako Region is the second-largest economic development region in British Columbia and covers an area of 200,023 km 2, from the Nechako plateau, in central British Columbia, northward to the border with Yukon Territory. [1] "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, a Carrier word that means "big river."
While the Kenney Dam was under construction and the Nechako Reservoir was filled, there was a 100% loss of flow in the upper Nechako River. [7] In October 1952 the Nechako Reservoir started to fill. In 1954 the Kenney Dam was completed, creating a body 233 kilometres (145 mi) long that covered 880 square kilometres (339 sq mi). [12]
Communities include the oil-and-gas exploration centre of Fort St. John; Fort Nelson, with the province's biggest wood products plant; Dawson Creek; Large Coal Mining operations in Tumbler Ridge and the part of Prince George north of the Nechako River and east of the Fraser River.
The Nechako is one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, although half [5] of its flow was diverted through the Coast Mountains to the Kemano generating station at sea level on the Gardner Canal, 858 metres (2,815 ft) below the reservoir's intakes, which supplies power to the aluminum smelter at nearby Kitimat.
Nov. 10—KETTLE FALLS, Wash. — Standing at one end of a folding table, Derick Largin handled a small white sturgeon carefully, checking its back for a tag. Then he measured it, from snout to tail.
Dakelh territories called Keyoh, include the area along Fraser River (Lhtakoh – "rivers within one another" [2]) from north of Prince George (Lheidli – "confluence") to south of Quesnel and including the Barkerville-Wells area, the Nechako Country, the areas around Stuart Lake (Nak'albun – "Mount Pope lake"), Trembleur Lake (Dzinghubun – "day after lake"), Takla Lake (Khelhghubun ...
On November 19, 2002, a live video album named Usher Live Evolution 8701 was released on November 19, 2002. ABC Family Channel premiered Usher: Evolution 8701 Live in concert on March 16, 2003. The tour consisted of 40 shows in North America, 20 in Europe and 2 in Africa. 2004-05: Truth Tour: August 5, 2004 –October 7, 2004 (North America)