Williston Lake

large reservoir in British Columbia, Canada
LakeBodyOfWater reservoir Q967775
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Summary

Williston Lake is a reservoir[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,584 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Williston Lake is located in British Columbia[3].
  • Williston Lake is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Williston Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir[5].
  • Ray Gillis Williston is named after Williston Lake[6].
  • Williston Lake's inflows is recorded as Omineca River[7].
  • Williston Lake's inflows is recorded as Finlay River[8].
  • Williston Lake's inflows is recorded as Ingenika River[9].
  • Williston Lake's inflows is recorded as Mesilinka River[10].
  • Williston Lake's inflows is recorded as Nation River[11].
  • Williston Lake's inflows is recorded as Pack River[12].
  • Williston Lake's outflows is recorded as Peace River[13].
  • Williston Lake's Commons category is recorded as Williston Lake[14].
  • Williston Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 56, 'longitude': -124}[15].
  • Williston Lake's official website is recorded as https://www.bchydro.com/community/recreation_areas/williston.html[16].
  • Williston Lake sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+671'}[17].
  • Williston Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+1761'}[18].
  • Williston Lake's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+72000'}[19].
  • Williston Lake's volume as quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+70300'}[20].
  • Williston Lake's vertical depth is recorded as {'amount': '+166'}[21].
  • Williston Lake's drainage basin is recorded as Mackenzie River basin[22].
  • Williston Lake's impounded by is recorded as W. A. C. Bennett Dam[23].

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Geography

Williston Lake is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in British Columbia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Williston Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+1761'}[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+671'}[17].

Designation and Status

Williston Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir[5].

History and Context

Ray Gillis Williston is named after Williston Lake[6].

Why It Matters

Williston Lake ranks in the top 6% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,584 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5w ago · Wikihistorian · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inflows → Omineca River, Finlay River, Ingenika River +3
    Instance of → —
    Watershed area → {'amount': '+72000'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → British Columbia
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Named after: Ray Gillis Williston"
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