Cleveland Dam

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The Cleveland Dam is a concrete dam at the head of the Capilano River in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that holds back Capilano Lake. Part of the Capilano River Regional Park, it is not used for hydroelectricity, but rather for storing a portion of the Lower Mainland's drinking water. It was completed in 1954, and is named after Ernest Cleveland, first chief commissioner of the Greater Vancouver Water District.

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Commerative plaque affixed to the Cleveland Dam along the walkway.

View of the spillway area from the Cleveland Dam walkway on a dry day.

The spillway area from the Cleveland Dam on a wet day (resulting from snowmelt in the mountains).

Cleveland Dam from the front on a wet day.

[edit] Popular culture

  • The dam was prominently featured in the Smallville episode "Leech," where Clark Kent loses his powers via a lightning strike while attempting to save a classmate from jumping from the dam.

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