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This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada. Alberta. Bassano Dam; Bearspaw Dam; ... Milne Dam and Reservoir, ... Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. Location ...
The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. At 186 metres (610 ft) high, it is one of the world's highest earth fill dams . Construction of the dam began in 1961 and culminated in 1968. [ 3 ]
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BC Hydro's last dam was completed in 1984, since then run-of-the-river projects with private partners have been built. Power production without reservoirs varies dramatically through the year, so older dams with large reservoirs, retain water and average out capacity. As of 2012, there were approximately 40 small hydro sites generating 750 MW. [11]
The Gardiner Dam on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan is the third largest embankment dam in Canada and one of the largest embankment dams in the world. Construction on Gardiner Dam and the smaller Qu'Appelle River Dam [ 1 ] was started in 1959 and completed in 1967, creating Lake Diefenbaker upstream and diverting a considerable ...
This is a list of operational hydroelectric power stations in Canada with a current nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW. The Sir Adam Beck I Hydroelectric Generating Station in Ontario was the first hydroelectric power station in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 1922.
Hydroelectric power stations in Canada by province or territory (9 C) A. Dams in Alberta (8 P) B. ... Dams in Newfoundland and Labrador (4 P) O.
Mactaquac Dam with the spillways open, April 2017. The Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in Mactaquac, New Brunswick.It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 670 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New Brunswick's power demand.