Nechako Country

The Nechako Country, also referred to as the Nechako District or simply "the Nechako" is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located southwest of the city of Prince George and south of Hwy 16 on the inland side of the Hazelton Mountains (an inland subrange of the Coast Mountains), and comprising the basin of the Nechako River and its tributaries.

The area is sparsely populated, mostly by members of the Carrier people, and is noted for its many large lakes, including Ootsa Lake Reservoir, which is the source of water for the Kemano Powerhouse on a neighbouring coastal inlet, which is the power supply for the aluminum smelter at Kitimat.

To the north of the Nechako Country are the Omineca Country and Bulkley Valley, while to its south is the Chilcotin Country and to the southeast the Cariboo Country.

Historical geographic regions of British Columbia

British Columbia Coast	Alberni Valley Central Coast Comox Valley Cowichan Valley Discovery Islands Fraser Valley Greater Nanaimo Greater Vancouver Greater Victoria Gulf Islands Malahat Skeena Country North Island Nass Country North Coast Queen Charlotte Islands Sea-to-Sky Corridor Sunshine Coast West Coast of Vancouver Island

British Columbia Interior	Atlin Country Boundary Country Bridge River Country Bulkley Valley Cariboo Cassiar Country Chilcotin Country Columbia Country Fraser Canyon Kootenays Liard Country Lillooet Country Nechako Country Nicola Country Okanagan Omineca Country Peace River Country Robson Valley Shuswap Country Similkameen Country Skeena Country Slocan Valley Stikine Country Thompson Country

Subdivisions of British Columbia

Subdivisions	Regions Regional districts Forest regions and districts Ministry of Environment regions School districts Land districts Health regions Counties (court system)

Communities	Municipalities Cities District municipalities Indian government districts Island municipalities Mountain resort municipalities Regional municipalities Resort municipalities Towns Villages Ghost towns Indian reserves

Metro areas and agglomerations	Abbotsford–Mission Kelowna Vancouver Victoria Census agglomerations

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Nechako Country

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