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The brothers built a fleet of small primitive steamers, extending by 1903 to the waters of the Peace above the
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British Columbia's growing demand for green energy and reduce the carbon footprint of residents. As of 2020 both the Alberta government and
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This article is about the river in Canada. For the river in
Florida, see
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Garden Creek, Drolet Creek, Swan River, Vermilion River, Trident Creek,
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The rich soils of the Peace River valley in
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Existing and proposed dams on Peace River listed in downstream order
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to navigate the upper reaches of the River, from Fort
Vermilion to
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748 m (2,454 ft)(Elevation of Williston Lake)
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Bennett, R.M.; Card, J.R.; Hornby, D.M. (1973-03-09).
1748:"BC Peace Region 2018 Field Crop Variety Performance"
620:) is a 1,923-kilometre-long (1,195 mi) river in
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Dawson Creek: Past and Present, An Historical Sketch
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56:Map of the Peace River watershed in western Canada
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524:9,790 m/s (346,000 cu ft/s)
1189:, Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta.
504:2,110 m/s (75,000 cu ft/s)
470:306,000 km (118,000 sq mi)
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702:. Mackenzie referred to the river as
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1179:Peace River Wildland Provincial Park
1167:Peace River Corridor Provincial Park
632:and flows to the northeast through
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1601:List of rivers of British Columbia
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1770:"Steamboating on the Peace River"
1757:. BC Grain Producers Association.
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1606:List of longest rivers of Canada
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1284:Northeastern British Columbia
1183:Greene Valley Provincial Park
1163:Beatton River Provincial Park
842:. The river’s first dam, the
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165:Physical characteristics
1695:"Peace River at Peace Point"
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314: • elevation
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2159:Rivers and lakes in Alberta
1831:Site C Clean Energy Project
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762:production. There are also
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1995:Discover The Peace Country
1827:"About the Site C project"
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44:Peace River Valley in BC
1719:Encyclopædia Britannica
1144:Fort Vermilion, Alberta
1110:Fort Vermilion, Alberta
1030:A large man-made lake,
624:that originates in the
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1961:BC Geographical Names
1947:BC Geographical Names
1933:BC Geographical Names
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998:Concord Green Energy
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598:, Pouce Coupé River,
21:Peace River (Florida)
1956:"Peace River Canyon"
1399:(Little Burnt River)
1139:Peace River, Alberta
1036:W. A. C. Bennett Dam
899:W. A. C. Bennett Dam
850:opened in 1980. The
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797:Hudson's Bay Company
493:Peace Point, Alberta
448:59.00028; -111.41056
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159:Peace River, Alberta
66:Peace Point, Alberta
3303:Peace River Country
1886:Alberta Environment
1849:Amisk Hydro Project
1768:Edward L. Affleck.
1628:David W., Leonard.
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1867:"Rivers in Canada"
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3125:Jervis Inlet
3085:Calm Channel
3070:Boundary Bay
3065:Baynes Sound
3017:Phillips Arm
3002:Knight Inlet
2957:Belize Inlet
2939:Wright Sound
2919:Rivers Inlet
2879:Lama Passage
2786:Masset Inlet
2776:Darwin Sound
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1576:Scow Channel
1558:McIvor River
1536:Claire River
1531:Jodoin Creek
1502:Mikkwa River
1452:Scully Creek
1403:Saddle River
1279:Carbon Creek
1267:Nation River
1262:Manson River
1252:Ospika River
1237:Finlay River
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644:to form the
628:of northern
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567:Finlay River
540:River system
190:Thutade Lake
178:Finlay River
3253:Pachena Bay
3105:Haro Strait
3060:Active Pass
2977:Drury Inlet
2934:Smith Sound
2929:Smith Inlet
2811:North Coast
2781:Laskeek Bay
2763:Haida Gwaii
2570:Hydrography
2372:Chestermere
2186:Bridal Veil
2031:Hydrography
1755:bcgrain.com
1567:Baril River
1562:Mamawi Lake
1553:Birch River
1548:Lake Claire
1542:Lake Claire
1477:Boyer River
1425:Pat's Creek
1419:Heart River
1414:Smoky River
1397:Leith River
1369:Clear River
1347:Alces River
1220:Tributaries
1100:Communities
1063:Hart Ranges
1025:Slave River
995:late 2020s
814:St. Charles
760:natural gas
689:Boyer River
685:fur trading
646:Slave River
614:Peace River
600:Smoky River
553:Tributaries
446: /
434:111°24′38″W
400:Slave River
367: /
355:123°50′08″W
300: /
288:121°26′26″W
223: /
211:126°53′36″W
81:Native name
33:Peace River
3282:Categories
3238:Hansen Bay
3223:Brooks Bay
3190:Toba Inlet
3145:Ramsay Arm
3120:Howe Sound
3052:Salish Sea
2967:Call Inlet
2962:Bute Inlet
2503:(wetlands)
2392:Minnewanka
2377:Kananaskis
2349:Reservoirs
2244:Beaverhill
2168:Waterfalls
2101:Little Bow
2076:Clearwater
1921:References
1872:2007-05-01
1790:2012-12-06
1701:2010-10-08
1677:2010-10-08
1640:4 December
1325:Doig River
1310:Pine River
1055:Peace Pass
983:Amisk Dam
955:Site C Dam
852:Site C dam
811:built the
677:Peter Pond
674:fur trader
592:Pine River
467:Basin size
431:59°00′01″N
352:55°59′21″N
285:54°30′02″N
254:2nd source
208:57°04′29″N
2736:Williston
2701:Kinbasket
2430:Athabasca
2412:Gleniffer
2324:Ste. Anne
2264:Crowsnest
2239:Athabasca
2206:Lundbreck
2176:Athabasca
2081:Crowsnest
2051:Athabasca
1615:Footnotes
1467:Keg River
1010:Geography
884:Province
874:Capacity
616:(French:
548:watershed
479:Discharge
415:, Alberta
62:Etymology
2716:Okanagan
2706:Kootenay
2696:Harrison
2686:Cowichan
2650:Thompson
2605:Kootenay
2595:Cowichan
2590:Columbia
2445:Crowfoot
2422:Glaciers
2397:Glenmore
2387:McGregor
2304:Miquelon
2289:La Biche
2284:Jackfish
2269:Des Arcs
2216:Sunwapta
2191:Crescent
2131:Red Deer
1889:Archived
1813:BC Hydro
1582:See also
1088:via the
1061:and the
992:Alberta
972:BC Hydro
945:BC Hydro
916:BC Hydro
840:BC Hydro
775:Grenfell
137:Province
122:Location
96:Dane-zaa
2721:Shuswap
2711:Nechako
2645:Stikine
2635:Quesnel
2625:Nechako
2615:Nanaimo
2465:Vulture
2367:Brazeau
2362:Barrier
2357:Abraham
2339:Wabamun
2334:Utikuma
2294:St. Cyr
2279:Hubbles
2249:Bistcho
2211:Panther
2126:Pembina
2071:Brazeau
2035:Alberta
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1353:Alberta
1065:of the
871:Height
792:Grahame
785:, near
704:Unjegah
664:History
640:in the
145:Alberta
127:Country
89:Unchaga
2731:Teslin
2726:Tagish
2681:Babine
2640:Skeena
2600:Fraser
2582:Rivers
2450:Hector
2407:Sikome
2329:Sylvan
2314:Pigeon
2274:Garner
2254:Claire
2116:Oldman
2061:Beaver
2056:Battle
2043:Rivers
1845:"Home"
1192:A few
1015:Course
903:186 m
890:Owner
652:. The
622:Canada
556:
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459:Length
174:Source
151:Cities
131:Canada
111:French
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70:Beaver
2676:Atlin
2668:Lakes
2630:Peace
2610:Liard
2484:Other
2470:Wapta
2455:Peyto
2319:Santé
2234:Amisk
2226:Lakes
2201:Elbow
2196:Crypt
2141:Smoky
2136:Slave
2121:Peace
2091:Ghost
2086:Elbow
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986:24 m
965:B.C.
962:1100
959:60 m
941:1980
938:B.C.
932:50 m
912:1968
909:B.C.
906:2730
868:Name
803:, on
744:wheat
395:Mouth
2742:more
2656:more
2620:Nass
2259:Cold
2106:Milk
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989:370
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758:and
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