Parsnip River
The Parsnip River is a 240-kilometre long river in central British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally north-westward from the Parsnip Glacier in the Hart Ranges to the Parsnip Reach of Williston Lake, formed by the impounding of the waters of the Peace River by the W.A.C.Parsnip River
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
55.16656° or 55° 9′ 60″ north
Longitude
-123.05309° or 123° 3′ 11″ west
Elevation
670 metres (2,198 feet)
Open location code
947R5W8W+JQ
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Parsnip River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Parsnip”
- Bavarian: “Parsnip River”
- Cebuano: “Parsnip River”
- Dutch: “Parsnip River”
- French: “Parsnip River”
- German: “Parsnip River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Parsnip”
- Japanese: “パースニップ川”
- Spanish: “Parsnip”
- Swedish: “Parsnip River”
- Urdu: “پرسنپ دریا”
- Venetian: “Fiume Parsnip”
- Welsh: “Afon Parsnip”
- “Parsnip”
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Places to explore: Parsnip Indian Reserve 5 and Pack River Indian Reserve 2.
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Highlights: Pack River and Gataiga Lake.
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