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The Nechako River (Dakelh: ᘅᐪᙠᗶᑋ) / n ə ˈ tʃ æ k oʊ / arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.
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Feb 7, 2006 · The Nechako River rises in the Coast Mountains in west-central BC and flows east to form a principal tributary of the Fraser River. Because of massive damming of its headwaters, it is no longer possible to give its length or tell exactly where it used to rise.
The Nechako River drains the Nechako Plateau east of the Coast Mountains and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River. "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, its name in the Carrier language meaning "big river".
Nechako River, major tributary of the Fraser River, in central British Columbia, Canada. It originates at Kenney Dam and flows eastward for nearly 150 miles (240 km), draining the Nechako Plateau into the Fraser at Prince George, B.C. Stuart River, a 258-mile- (415-kilometre-) long tributary, joins.
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The Nechako River (Dakelh: ᘅᐪᙠᗶᑋ) / nəˈtʃækoʊ / arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.
Jun 10, 2021 · The Nechako River was diverted in the 1950s for the construction of the Kenney Dam and Nechako Reservoir. This caused the extirpation of Nechako River sturgeon, Nechako and Endako Chinook, and many Sockeye populations. With less water overall and minimized peak flows, side-channels have become colonized by terrestrial vegetation.
The Nechako Plateau is the northernmost subdivision of the Interior Plateau, one of the main geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
