Peace River

American  

noun

1. a river in W Canada, flowing NE from the Rocky Mountains in E British Columbia through Alberta to the Slave River. 1,050 miles (1,690 km) long.

---

Peace River British  

noun

1. a river in W Canada, rising in British Columbia as the Finlay River and flowing northeast into the Slave River. Length: 1715 km (1065 miles)

---

Example Sentences

Areas subject to mandatory evacuation in British Columbia’s northeast have increased, with the latest order Monday for Doig River First Nation and the Peace River Regional District as a fire threatens nearby.

From Seattle Times

Using questionnaires created to determine whether a particular earthquake is natural or induced by human activity, a panel of experts concluded that the November 2022 magnitude 5.2 Peace River earthquake sequence in Alberta, Canada was likely to be induced.

From Science Daily

The Peace River sequence, which began in November 2022, was originally called a natural earthquake event by the Alberta Energy Regulator.

From Science Daily

The 10-person expert panel described in SRL completed their work before the release of the study suggesting the Peace River sequence was induced.

From Science Daily

The experts agreed that the Peace River sequence was likely induced, but the study results suggest that the data to definitively distinguish induced from natural earthquakes were not always conclusive or available for the experts.

From Science Daily