| Feature Type: | Reservoir - Body of water maintained at a controlled level, the stored water being used mainly for utilitarian purposes. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Peace, Finlay and Parsnip Rivers E of Hudson's Hope, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°59'59"N, 123°54'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94C/1 |
| Related Maps: |
93O
93O/13
94B
94B/1
94B/2
94B/3
94C
94C/1
94C/10
94C/15
94C/8
94C/9
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 13 March 1969 on 94C. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after the Honourable Ray Williston, then-Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources. (file B.1.64). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This is the reservoir formed by the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, formerly called the Portage Mountain Dam; in the planning phases, the pondage was referred to as Peace River Reservoir. Elevation 3 December 1970: 2165 feet; might reach maximum pondage in 1971 or 1972. Eventual length 156 miles north to south; 96 miles east to west; 684 sq. miles (438,000 acres). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |