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What can you do in Hay River?
Attractions
- The Visitor Information Centre. Your first stop when you arrive in town should be the Visitor Information Centre (VIC).
- Fisherman’s Wharf.
- Hay River Museum.
- NWT Centennial Library.
- Hay River Golf Course.
- Great Slave Lake.
- Trans Canada Trail.
- Porritt Landing.
Is Hay River in Nunavut?
Hay River (South Slavey: Xátł’odehchee [xátɬ’otɛhtʃʰe]), known as “the Hub of the North,” is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River….Hay River, Northwest Territories.
| Hay River Xátł’odehchee | |
|---|---|
| – Food price index | 121.3 |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.hayriver.com |
Is there a Hay River in Alberta?
Hay River sits on the South Shore of Great Slave Lake, just north of the NWT-Alberta border. Known as the “Hub of the North” (since 1945), it’s connected by highway to Grimshaw Alberta and the main centre for the shipment of goods further north in the NWT.
Where does Hay River start?
Alberta
Hay River/Sources
It originates in the muskeg of north western Alberta, flows west to British Columbia, then curves northward and returns to Alberta, where it follows a north-northeast course towards the Northwest Territories.
Where does the Hay River flow from?
British Columbia
The Hay River: originates in northeastern British Columbia. The Hay River flows east into Alberta and the Hay-Zama Lakes region. From there, the river continues to flow east and is joined by its major tributary, the Chinchaga River.
What is Peace River?
The Peace River (French: rivière de la Paix) is a 1,923-kilometre-long (1,195 mi) river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta.
Is Williston Lake man made?
Location: Williston Lake in the Peace River Alaska Highway region of Northern BC, is the largest lake in the province of British Columbia. This man-made lake was created when the large hydro electric project, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was built in 1968.
Are there alligators in Peace River?
With our summer rains, small gators can be seen in roadside ditches and ponds and sometimes crawling across the road.
What is the biggest dam in BC?
The W. A. C. Bennett Dam
The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. At 186 metres (610 ft) high, it is one of the world’s highest earth fill dams….
| W. A. C. Bennett Dam | |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | BC Hydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Peace River |