Nechako River Migratory Bird Sanctuary
54.0219° N, 124.0254° W
Nechako River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia. 54.0219° N, 124.0254° W
Migratory bird sanctuary, 1.83 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/nechako-river-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Nechako River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 1.83 km² migratory bird sanctuary 13 km southeast of Braeside, in British Columbia. It was established in 1944.
- Area
- 1.83 km²
- Established
- 1944
Conditions today
6.8 °C
Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming north 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 6.
Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:07 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:52 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Official record
- Designation
- Migratory bird sanctuary
- Managed by
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific Region
Names
- Refuge d’oiseaux migrateurs de la Rivière-NechakoFrench form