| Toba River | |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of Toba River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Source1: | Toba Glacier |
| Source1 Location: | Coast Mountains |
| Mouth: | Toba Inlet |
| Mouth Location: | Sunshine Coast |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 50.4881°N -124.3658°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet)[1] |
| Basin Size: | 1759km2 |
The Toba River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Also referred to as the East Toba river. Its drainage basin is 1759km2 in size.[2]
The Toba River originates in the Coast Mountains and flows generally southwest from Toba Glacier to the head of Toba Inlet.
In 2004 development of a 235 MW run of river energy project began on East Toba River. The $660 million project is funded and operated through a private loan from a partnership of lenders led by Manulife Financial Canada. Plutonic Power Corporation and GE Energy also referred to as the Toba Montrose General Partnership are the main stakeholders in the project .http://www.plutonic.ca/s/PressReleases.asp?ReportID=269597&_Title=Plutonic-and-GE-Commence-Funding-for-Toba-Montrose-General-Partnership Construction is overseen by the Kiewit Corporation in partnership with the Sliammon and K'ómoks First Nation Territory Agreement.[3] On 7 March 2011, it was announced that Magma Energy and Plutonic Power will merge to create Alterra Power Corp.[4] The Toba Montrose Project was in operation in August 2010.[5]
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