The 'Parsnip River' is a 240 km long river in central
British Columbia,
Canada. It flows generally north-westward from the Parsnip Glacier in the Hart Ranges to
Williston Lake, formed by the impounding of the waters of the
Peace River by the
W.A.C. Bennett Dam in
1968. Prior to that, the Parsnip joined with the
Finlay River to form the Peace.
The Parsnip is of historical significance as forming part of the route
Alexander MacKenzie took in his epic journey to the
Pacific Ocean in
1793.
Tributaries
★ Hominka River
★ Anzac River
★ McLeod Lake
★ Missinka River
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★ Crooked River
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★ Carp Lake
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