Peace River

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Peace River is a major river in western Canada that flows through northern British Columbia and Alberta before joining the Slave River system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinSize approximately 306000 square kilometres
continent North America
country Canada
crossesBorderBetween British Columbia and Alberta
linked to: British Columbia
dischargesInto Slave River
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Alberta
British Columbia
hasDam Peace Canyon Dam
W. A. C. Bennett Dam
hasFeature Peace River Canyon
hasReservoir Dinosaur Lake
Williston Lake
hasTributary Beatton River
Clear River
Heart River
Little Smoky River
Moberly River
Notikewin River
Pine River
Smoky River
Wabasca River
hasValley Peace River Valley
linked to: Peace River
historicallyUsedBy Indigenous peoples of the region
length approximately 1923 km
locatedIn Western Canada
majorSettlementOn Fort St. John
Fort Vermilion
Hudson's Hope
Peace River, Alberta
linked to: Peace River
mouth Slave River
namedAfter peace treaty between Cree and Dane-zaa peoples
partOf Arctic Ocean drainage basin
Mackenzie River basin
passesNear Fort St. John
Hudson's Hope
Peace River, Alberta
linked to: Peace River
province Alberta
British Columbia
riverSystem Slave River system
sourceLocation Rocky Mountains
sourceRegion Northern British Columbia
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation
transportation

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Alberta hasRiver Peace River
Mackenzie River hasMajorTributary Peace River
Alexander Mackenzie explored Peace River
Peace River passesNear Peace River, Alberta
linked to: Peace River
Peace River majorSettlementOn Peace River, Alberta
linked to: Peace River
Peace River hasValley Peace River Valley
linked to: Peace River
Rocky Mountain Trench contains Peace River headwaters
linked to: Peace River
Highway 2 (Alberta) connectsCity Peace River
subject linked to: Highway 2
Northern Alberta contains Peace River
subject linked to: northern Alberta
Northern British Columbia contains Peace River
Mackenzie, British Columbia hasNearbyRiver Peace River watershed
linked to: Peace River
Heart River tributaryOf Peace River
Heart River hasMouth Peace River
Fort St. John locatedOnRiver Peace River
Hudson's Hope locatedOnRiver Peace River
W. A. C. Bennett Dam crosses Peace River
W. A. C. Bennett Dam watercourse Peace River
Dinosaur Lake locatedOnRiver Peace River
Dinosaur Lake hasWaterSource Peace River
Dinosaur Lake hydrologicalSystem Peace River watershed
linked to: Peace River
Fort Vermilion locatedOnRiver Peace River
Peace River Canyon locatedOnRiver Peace River
Peace River Canyon partOf Peace River valley
linked to: Peace River
Peace River Canyon watercourse Peace River
Beatton River mouth Peace River
Beatton River tributaryOf Peace River
Beatton River riverSystem Peace River basin
linked to: Peace River
Peace Canyon Dam locatedOnRiver Peace River
Peace Canyon Dam watercourse Peace River
Dane-zaa traditionalTerritory Peace River watershed
linked to: Peace River
Plains of Canada traversedBy Peace River
Peace Country hasRiver Peace River
Peace Country namedAfter Peace River
Smoky River mouth Peace River
Smoky River partOfRiverSystem Peace River basin
linked to: Peace River
Smoky River flowsInto Peace River
Smoky River isTributaryOf Peace River
Little Smoky River flowsInto Peace River
Little Smoky River riverSystem Peace River basin
linked to: Peace River
Pine River tributaryOf Peace River
Pine River riverSystem Peace River basin
linked to: Peace River
Pine River mouth Peace River
Wabasca River mouth Peace River
Wabasca River riverSystem Peace River