This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada.
Alberta edit
British Columbia edit
- Brilliant Dam
- Buntzen Lake Dam (Buntzen Lake)
- Cleveland Dam (Capilano Lake)
- Clowhom Dam (Clowhom Lake)
- Comox Lake Dam, Puntledge River
- Corra Linn Dam (Kootenay Lake)
- Coquitlam Dam (Coquitlam Lake)
- Daisy Lake Dam (Daisy Lake)
- Duncan Dam (Duncan Lake)
- Horseshoe Dam
- Elk Falls Dam (Elk River)
- John Hart Dam
- Jordan River Diversion Dam
- Hugh Keenleyside Dam (Arrow Lakes)
- Kenney Dam (Nechako Reservoir)
- Lajoie Dam (Downton Lake)
- Lower Bonnington Dam
- Mica Dam (Kinbasket Lake)
- Ocean Falls Dam
- Peace Canyon Dam
- Powell River Dam (Powell Lake)
- Revelstoke Dam (Lake Revelstoke)
- Ruskin Dam (Hayward Lake)
- Seton Canal (a.k.a. Lillooet Canal)
- Seton Dam (Seton Lake)
- Seven Mile Dam
- Seymour Dam (Seymour River)
- Seymour Falls Dam (Seymour River)
- South Slocan Dam
- Spillimacheen Dam
- Stave Falls Dam (Stave Lake)
- Terzaghi Dam a.k.a. Mission Dam (Carpenter Lake)
- Theodosia Dam
- Upper Bonnington Dam
- W. A. C. Bennett Dam (Lake Williston)
- Waneta Dam
- Wahleach Dam a.k.a. Jones Lake Dam (Wahleach Lake a.k.a. Jones Lake)
- Whatshan Dam
Manitoba edit
New Brunswick edit
Newfoundland and Labrador edit
- Smallwood Reservoir, Churchill Falls generating station, largest capacity in North America (5,428 MW installed, expandable to 9,252 MW); the world's second-largest reservoir.
- Ossokmanuan Reservoir, Twin Falls generating station (diverted to Churchill Falls)
- Cat Arm Reservoir, Cat Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station
- Star Lake, Star Lake generating station
- Hinds Lake, Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
- Deer Lake, Deer Lake generating station
- Paradise River Dam, Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station (the largest concrete arch dam in Eastern North America)
- Grand Falls Dam, Exploits River generating station
- Bishops Falls Dam, Bishops Falls generating station
Ontario edit
Large hydroelectric edit
- Decew Falls 2 (Twelve Mile Creek)
- Ontario Power (retired) (Niagara River)
- Sir Adam Beck 1 (Niagara River)
- Sir Adam Beck 2 (Niagara River)
- Sir Adam Beck Pump-Generating Station (Niagara River) upgrade complete
- Abitibi Canyon Generating Station (Abitibi River)
- Harmon (Mattagami River)
- Hound Chute (Montreal River)
- Indian Chute (Montreal River)
- Kipling (Mattagami River)
- Little Long (Mattagami River)
- Lower Notch (Montreal River)
- Lower Sturgeon Falls (Mattagami River)
- Matabitchuan (Montreal River)
- Otter Rapids Generating Station (Abitibi River)
- Sandy Falls (Mattagami River)
- Smoky Falls (Mattagami River)
- Wawaitin Falls (Mattagami River)
- Aguasabon (Aguasabon River)
- Alexander Falls (Nipigon River)
- Cameron Falls (Nipigon River)
- Caribou Falls (English River)
- Ear Falls (English River)
- Kakabeka Falls (Kaministiquia River)
- Manitou Falls (English River)
- Pine Portage (Nipigon River)
- Silver Falls (Dog River)
- Whitedog Falls (Winnipeg River)
- Arnprior (Madawaska River)
- Barrett Chute (Madawaska River)
- Calabogie (Madawaska River)
- Chats Falls Dam (Ottawa River)
- Chenaux Station (Ottawa River)
- Des Joachims (Ottawa River)
- Mountain Chute (Madawaska River)
- Otto Holden (Ottawa River)
- R.H. Saunders (St. Lawrence River)
- Stewartville (Madawaska River)
- Baysville Dam, Baysville
Small Hydroelectric edit
- Auburn (Otanabee River)
- Big Chute (Severn River)
- Big Eddy (Muskoka River)
- Bingham Chute (South River)
- Coniston (Wanapitei River)
- Crystal Falls (Sturgeon River)
- Fanshawe Dam (Thames River)
Non hydroelectric edit
- Pittock Dam (Thames River)
- Wildwood Dam (Thames River)
- Crooks' Hollow Dam (Spencer Creek, Greensville)
- Claireville Flood Control dam and reservoir, Claireville Conservation Area (Humber River (Toronto)
- G Ross Lord Park Flood Control dam and reservoir, G Lord Ross Park (Don River (Toronto)
- Milne Dam and Reservoir, Milne Park Conservation Area - Markham (Rouge River (Toronto))
- McLeod Dam Green Energy Project (Moira River (Belleville))
- Orangeville Reservoir, Orangeville, Ontario - 332 acres lake is at the headwaters of the Credit River and Nottawasaga River
Planned Upgrades or Projects edit
- Umbata Falls Hydroelectric Project - Installed capacity of 23MW Q2 2008. This project in progress is a partnership of the Pic River First Nation and Innergex II Income Fund (on the White River, near Marathon).
- Island Falls Hydroelectric Project - Installed capacity of 20 mW Q4 2009. Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. Location: Smooth Rock Falls.
- Glen Miller Hydroelectric Project - Innergex II Income Fund (Trenton).
Hydroelectric generation under development edit
Quebec edit
- Water-resource system Aux-Outardes
- Water-resource system Bersimis
- Water-resource system Gatineau and Lower Outaouais
- Water-resource system La Grande Rivière
- Water-resource system Manicouagan
- Water-resource system Mitis
- Water-resource system Upper Outaouais
- Water-resource system Rivière Véco
- Water-resource system Saint-François
- Water-resource system St-Lawrence river
- Water-resource system Saint-Maurice
Saskatchewan edit
- Arm Lake Dam (also known as Craik Dam)
- Avonlea Dam
- Boundary Dam
- Blackstrap North Dam
- Blackstrap South Dam
- Bradwell East Dam
- Bradwell West Dam
- Brightwater Creek Dam
- Broderick North Dam
- Broderick West Dam
- Buffalo Pound Dam
- Candle Lake Dam
- Chicken Lake Dam
- Cowan Lake Dam
- Craven Dam
- Crooked Lake Dam
- Darmody Dam
- Dellwood Brook Dam
- Duncairn Dam
- E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station
- Echo Lake Dam
- Francois-Finlay Dam
- Gardiner Dam
- Grant Devine Dam
- Island Falls Dam
- Katepwa Dam
- Kingsway Dam
- Kipahigan Lake Dam
- Lac la Plonge Dam
- Lac la Ronge Dam
- Makwa Lake Control
- Moose Mountain Dam
- Moosomin Dam
- Opuntia Lake Control
- Pike Lake Water Supply
- Qu'Appelle River Dam
- Rafferty Dam
- Round Lake Dam
- Scott Dam
- Spruce River Dam
- Star City Dam
- Summercove Dam
- Tee-Pee Creek Dam
- Theodore Dam
- Valeport Dam
- Wascana Lake Weir
- West Poplar Dam
- Whitesand Dam
- Zelma Dam
Yukon edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine. Bchydro.com (2012-11-30). Retrieved on 2013-07-24.
External links edit
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