Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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
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