Archaeological discoveries in Finlay Reach, Williston Reservoir
http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni46151
- Author
- Brolly, Richard
- Begg, Matt
- Date
- 2008
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia - Williston Lake
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Abstract
- "In 1968, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was completed, blocking the Peace River and creating Williston Reservoir, bigger than any natural lake in BC. The reservoir inundated the lands of the northern Rocky Mountain Trench. The Finlay Reach is located 250 km north of Prince George and 225 km northwest of F…
- Author
- Brolly, Richard
- Begg, Matt
- Role
- Author
- Date
- 2008
- Topic
- Archaeological surveying
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia - Williston Lake
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Physical Description
- illustrations
- maps
- Source Title
- Midden
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 14-20
- Abstract
- "In 1968, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was completed, blocking the Peace River and creating Williston Reservoir, bigger than any natural lake in BC. The reservoir inundated the lands of the northern Rocky Mountain Trench. The Finlay Reach is located 250 km north of Prince George and 225 km northwest of Fort St. John, and is 116 km long. Today, the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation community of Tsay Keh, located at the head of Wiilliston Reservoir, is the only permanent habitation on Finlay Reach. ..."