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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. Beatty Creek (Tahltan River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    Beatty Creek's watershed covers 438 km 2 (169 sq mi), [5] and its mean annual discharge is 5.73 m 3 /s (202 cu ft/s). [5] The mouth of the Beatty Creek is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Telegraph Creek , British Columbia, about 190 km (120 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska , and about 360 km (220 mi) southeast of Whitehorse , Yukon.

  4. Timeline of the Greater Victoria Water System - Wikipedia

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    The resulting increase in the water supply made it possible to fill four cisterns, ranging in size from 25,000 to 60,000 imperial gallons (114,000 to 276,000 L) to provide a reserve of water for fire protection. [6] Coe and Martin formed the Spring Ridge Water Works Company in 1864, serving the city until 1875.

  5. Category:Bodies of water of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Bodies of water of British Columbia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

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

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    Most of the plan's funding is projected to come from BC's carbon tax. [14] For buildings, the BC Building Code was amended to make all buildings “net zero energy ready” by 2032, the natural gas grid must contain 15% RNG and the province will assist in funding efficiency upgrades. For industry, the government agreed to help fund clean energy ...

  7. Coquitlam Lake - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the tunnel between Coquitlam Lake and Buntzen Lake began in 1902 and finished in 1905, supplying water to powerhouses on Indian Arm, which supplied electricity to Vancouver. [ 2 ] The first Coquitlam Dam , built to raise the water level by 5 feet (1.52 m), was begun in April 1904 and completed in 1905.

  8. 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.

  9. Bear Creek (Tahltan River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    Bear Creek's watershed covers 98.5 km 2 (38.0 sq mi), [5] and its mean annual discharge is an estimated 1.17 m 3 /s (41 cu ft/s). [5] The mouth of the Bear Creek is located about 25 km (16 mi) north of Telegraph Creek , British Columbia, about 115 km (71 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska , and about 222 km (138 mi) southeast of Whitehorse , Yukon.