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18-580: Nechako may refer to: Nechako River in British Columbia Nechako Plateau Nechako Country Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia Nechako Reservoir Nechako Diversion Nechako, British Columbia , a neighbourhood in Kitimat, British Columbia See also [ edit ] Nechacco , a paddle steamer Topics referred to by

36-619: A subgroup of the Dakelh or Carrier people, were flooded out by the creation of the reservoir and forced to abandon their homes with only two weeks' warning. The increase in water temperature caused by the reduction in flow has been an ongoing problem for the salmon run on the Fraser and Stuart Rivers as well as the Nechako. Populations of White Sturgeon may have also been affected as studies show an unnatural decline in late-juvenile/early adult populations of

54-666: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nechako River The Nechako River's main tributaries are the Stuart River , which enters about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Vanderhoof , the Endako River , the Chilako River , which enters about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Prince George, and the Nautley River , a short stream from Fraser Lake . Other tributaries include

72-753: Is one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, although half of its flow was diverted through the Coast Mountains to the Kemano generating station at sea level on the Gardner Canal , 858 metres (2,815 ft) below the reservoir's intakes, which supplies power to the aluminum smelter at nearby Kitimat . The main reservoir of the Nechako power diversion is called the Nechako Reservoir or Ootsa Lake Reservoir, but there are many subnames for different parts of

90-523: Is the largest of the original lakes its name is sometimes used for the whole reservoir, though the official name remains Nechako Reservoir. Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area and Entiako Provincial Park both border the reservoir. For many generations, the shores of Ootsa Lake were home to the Cheslatta Carrier Nation . The flooding of Nechako Canyon destroyed their traditional hunting and fishing grounds and their homes. In

108-540: The Cheslatta River , which drains Cheslatta Lake and enters the Nechako at the foot of the Nechako Canyon via Cheslatta Falls , near Kenney Dam and the Nechako Reservoir . The expedition of Alexander MacKenzie went past the mouth of the Nechako in 1793, curiously without observing it. The first European to ascend the Nechako was James McDougall , a member of Simon Fraser 's expedition, in 1806. The Nechako

126-465: The Quanchus Range , which lies between the north and south arms of the reservoir, a virtual island. The names of lakes amalgamated into the reservoir are perpetuated as names for the various stretches of water. The north arm includes Ootsa Lake , Whitesail Lake, and Whitesail Reach, the south arm Eutsuk Lake, Natalkuz Lake, Chedakuz Arm, Knewstubb Lake , Tetachuck Lake and others. Because Ootsa Lake

144-536: The 1970s, Alcan proposed expanding the generating capacity at their Kemano Powerhouse by diverting more water from the Nechako Reservoir. At that time, it was envisioned that no additional dams would be required, and there would be no additional flooding. However, the project faced challenges and was ultimately canceled by the Provincial Government in 1995 due to significant environmental concerns related to

162-455: The Nechako River. Recent developments indicate that efforts were made to address the energy needs while considering environmental impacts. A second power tunnel between the reservoir and the powerhouse was planned for this purpose. It was intended to serve as a backup to the original tunnel, enhancing the sustainability of the project. In December 2017, there was a significant development when

180-597: The US-$ 473 million Kemano second tunnel project received the go-ahead, as reported by the Kitimat Northern Sentinel. This project likely aimed to improve the efficiency and reliability of power generation while mitigating environmental impacts, in line with contemporary environmental standards and regulations. However, the completion date for this project was scheduled for 2020, according to available information. The "out-of-date" template remains in place to indicate

198-494: The flooding of the area. The damming triggered "devastating changes for First Nations communities whose traditional territories lay in their path, including the destruction of Aboriginal gravesites, territories, livelihoods, and archaeological sites." In 1957, Alcan opened the gate of the spillway to Skin's Lake desecrating Cheslatta graves, which came to public attention during the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples . In

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216-457: The lake because its conversion into a reservoir involved the amalgamation of chains of lakes, the largest of which were Eutsuk Lake and Natalkuz Lake , which form the south arm of the reservoir. The reservoir's alternate name comes from Ootsa Lake , now merged into the north arm of the reservoir but originally flowing into the Oosta River, a tributary of the Nechako. Other lakes also merged into

234-591: The late 1940s, University of British Columbia professor Charles Edward Borden shifted his attention toward urgent salvage archaeology in the Nechako Canyon after learning that ALCAN planned on flooding the Nechako Canyon to supply power for their smelter in Kitimat (known as Kemano I Project). In 1951 Borden and his protégé, anthropology student, Wilson Duff located over 130 sites of importance to Cheslatta T'en history. They conducted more intensive investigations prior to

252-407: The north arm are Whitesail Lake and Tahtsa Lake , with the correspondingly-named rivers connecting them now flooded and renamed Whitesail Reach and Tahtsa Reach. The Quanchus Range is located between the two arms of the reservoir. The damming of the Nechako in 1952 and the consequent massive reduction in flow has been the source of considerable political controversy. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation ,

270-464: The rivers and lakes of Ootsa, Intata, Whitesail, Chelaslie, Tetachuck, Tahtsa and Natalkuz into the reservoir with a surface area of over 90,000 hectares." "The water of these lakes and rivers was diverted westward to the Pacific Ocean, instead of eastward to the Fraser River." The creation of the reservoir flooded the series of lakes which typified the upper Nechako basin and in the process rendered

288-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nechako . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nechako&oldid=1093851052 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

306-683: The species. Ootsa Lake The Nechako Reservoir , sometimes called the Ootsa Lake Reservoir , is a hydroelectric reservoir in British Columbia, Canada that was formed by the Kenney Dam making a diversion of the Nechako River through a 16-km intake tunnel in the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains to the 890 MW Kemano Generating Station at sea level at Kemano to service

324-519: The then-new Alcan aluminum smelter at Kitimat . When it was constructed on the Nechako River in 1952, it resulted in the relocation of over 75 families. It was one of the biggest reservoirs built in Canada until the completion of the Columbia Treaty Dams and the W.A.C. Bennett Dam that created Lake Williston . The water level may swing 10 feet between 2790 and 2800 feet. The damming "linked

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