List of dams and reservoirs in Canada

This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada.

Alberta

• Bassano Dam
• Bearspaw Dam
• Bighorn Dam
• Brazeau Dam
• Cascade Dam
• Dickson Dam
• Ghost Dam
• Glenmore Reservoir
• Interlakes Dam
• Milk River Ridge Reservoir
• Oldman River Dam
• Three Sisters Dam
• Coal Lake Dam^[1]

British Columbia

• 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

• Grand Rapids Dam
• Great Falls Dam
• Jenpeg Dam
• Kettle Dam
• Keeyask Dam
• Knapp Dam
• Laurie River I Dam
• Laurie River II Dam
• Limestone Dam
• Long Spruce Dam
• McArthur Dam
• Nelson River and Churchill Diversion
• Rivers Dam
• Pine Falls Dam
• Pointe du Bois Dam
• Seven Sisters Dam
• Slave Falls Dam

New Brunswick

• Beechwood Dam
• Grand Falls Generating Station
• Mactaquac Dam
• Tinker Dam
• Tobique Narrows Dam
• Milltown Generation Station

Newfoundland and Labrador

• 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
• Grand 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

Large hydroelectric

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Little Long, Harmon, Kipling and Smoky Falls - 450MW
• Lower Sturgeon, Sandy Falls and Wawaitin - 16MW
• Mattagami Lake Dam - 5MW

Quebec

• Water-resource system Aux-Outardes
  • Outardes-2 Generating Station
  • Outardes-3 Generating Station
  • Outardes-4 Generating Station
• Water-resource system Bersimis
  • Pipmuacan Reservoir
    • Bersimis-1 Generating Station
  • Bersimis-2 generating station
• Water-resource system Gatineau and Lower Outaouais
  • Baskatong Reservoir
  • Bryson Generating Station
  • Cabonga Reservoir
  • Carillon Generating Station
  • Chelsea Generating Station
  • Chute-des-Chats
  • Hull-2
  • Paugan
  • Rapides-Farmers
  • Rivière-des-Prairies Generating Station
• Water-resource system La Grande Rivière
  • La Grande-1 generating station
  • Robert-Bourassa Reservoir
    • Robert-Bourassa generating station
    • La Grande-2-A generating station
  • La Grande-3 generating station
  • La Grande-4 generating station
  • Laforge-1 generating station
  • Laforge-2 generating station
  • Caniapiscau Reservoir
    • Brisay generating station
• Water-resource system Manicouagan
  • Hart-Jaune Generating Station
  • Manic-1 generating station
  • Manicouagan Reservoir
    • Jean-Lesage generating station
    • Manic-3 generating station
    • Manic-5 generating station
  • Manic-5-PA generating station
• Water-resource system Mitis
  • Mitis-1 Generating Station
  • Mitis-2 Generating Station
• Water-resource system Upper Outaouais
  • Bourque Dam and Dozois Reservoir
  • Première-Chute Generating Station
  • Rapide-Deux Generating Station
  • Rapide-Sept Generating Station
  • Rapides-des-Îles Generating Station
  • Rapides-des-Quinze Generating Station
• Water-resource system Rivière Véco
  • Lac-Robertson Generating Station
• Water-resource system Saint-François
  • Chute-Hemmings Generating Station
  • Drummondville Generating Station
• Water-resource system St-Lawrence river
  • Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
  • Des Cèdres Generating Station
• Water-resource system Saint-Maurice
  • Beaumont generating station
  • Gouin Reservoir
  • Grand-Mère Generating Station
  • La Gabelle Generating Station
  • La Tuque Generating Station
  • Rapide-Blanc Generating Station
  • Saint-Narcisse Generating Station
  • Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
  • Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
  • Trenche Generating Station

Saskatchewan

See also: Saskatchewan Water Security Agency

• Arm Lake Dam (also known as Craik Dam)
• Avonlea Dam
• Boundary Dam
• Blackstrap North Dam
• Blackstrap South Dam
• Braddock 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

• Schwatka Lake
• Aishihik Lake

See also

• List of generating stations in Canada

References

1. Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine. Bchydro.com (2012-11-30). Retrieved on 2013-07-24.

External links

• Saskatchewan Dams and Reservoirs