Canadian GEWEX Program: Dams

Last Update:  December 9, 2003.

The existence of dams in the Mackenzie Basin is very important to the MAGS research.

There are only two major dams in the basin (both on the Peace River), but there are many minor dams. A selection of these are listed below:

 


Partial List of Dams in the Mackenzie Basin
DamBuiltRiverClosest TownCapacity
(1000 m3)		Max. Discharge
(m3/s)
WAC Bennet (*)1967PeaceHudson's Hope, BC*70,308,93010,194
Peace Canyon (*)1980PeaceHudson's Hope, BC*215,86010,262
Taltson1965TaltsonFort Smith, NT14,8021,932
Snare Falls1960SnareYellowknife, NT2,837425
Waterloo Lake1961CharlotUranium City, SK2,319142
Poplar Creek1975BeaverFt. McMurray, AB-----
 

* - indicates current levels available

Source: "World Register of Dams". 1988 update

A map of the dam locations is available in GIF or PostScript.

For more information on dams look in the Water Primer under How we use it.

 
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