List of reservoirs and dams in Canada

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

1 Alberta
2 British Columbia
3 Manitoba
4 New Brunswick
5 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 Ontario
7 Quebec
8 Saskatchewan
9 Yukon
10 External links

[edit] Alberta

Barrier Dam
Bearspaw Dam
Bighorn Dam
Brazeau Dam
Cascade Dam
Dickson Dam
Ghost Dam
Horseshoe Dam
Interlakes Dam
Milk River Ridge Reservoir
Pocaterra Dam
Rundle Dam
Syncrude Tailings Dam
Three Sisters Dam

[edit] British Columbia

Alouette Dam (Alouette Lake)
Falls River Dam
W. A. C. Bennett Dam (Lake Williston)
Peace Canyon Dam
Mica Dam (Lake Kinbasket)
Revelstoke Dam (Lake Revelstoke)
Duncan Dam (Duncan Lake)
Spillimacheen Dam
John Hart Dam
Whatshan Dam
Hugh Keenleyside Dam (Arrow Lakes)
Kenney Dam (Nechako Reservoir)
Lajoie Dam (Downton Lake)
Terzaghi Dam aka Mission Dam (Carpenter Lake)
Seton Dam (Seton Lake)
Buntzen Lake Dam (Buntzen Lake)
Daisy Lake Dam (Daisy Lake)
Stave Falls Dam (Stave Lake)
Ruskin Dam (Hayward Lake)
Wahleach Dam aka Jones Lake Dam (Jones Lake)
Cleveland Dam (Capilano Lake)
Seymour Dam
Coquitlam Dam (Coquitlam Lake)
Clowhom Dam (Clowhom Lake)
Elk Falls Dam
Powell River Dam (Powell Lake)
Theodosia Dam
Ocean Falls Dam
Seven Mile Dam
Waneta Dam
Brilliant Dam
South Slocan Dam
Upper Bonnington Dam
Lower Bonnington Dam
Corra Linn Dam
Jordan River Diversion Dam

[edit] Manitoba

See Manitoba Hydro generating stations

Nelson River and Churchill Diversion
- Jenpeg Dam
- Kelsey Dam
- Kettle Dam
- Limestone Dam
- Long Spruce Dam
Grand Rapids Dam
Great Falls Dam (Manitoba)
Laurie River I Dam
Laurie River II Dam
McArthur Dam
Pine Falls Dam
Seven Sisters Dam
Pointe du Bois Dam
Slave Falls Dam

[edit] New Brunswick

Beechwood Dam
Grand Falls Generating Station
Mactaquac Dam
Tinker Dam
Tobique Narrows Dam

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

Smallwood Reservoir, Churchill Falls generating station, largest capacity in North America (5,248 MW installed, expandable to 9,252 MW)
Ossokmanuan Reservoir, Twin Falls generating station (diverted to Churchill Falls in 1974)
Meelpaeg Lake, Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility
Victoria Lake, Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility
Round Pond, Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility
Upper Salmon Reservoir, Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating Station
Granite Lake, Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating Station
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, Abitibi-Exploits River generating station
Bishops Falls Dam, Bishops Falls generating station

[edit] Ontario

Large hydroelectric:

DeCew Falls 1 (Twelve Mile Creek)

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) - Currently being upgraded.

Abitibi Canyon (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 (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 (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 (Ottawa River)

Chenaux (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 R)

Planned Upgrades or Projects [All are currently in progress]:

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 20mW Q4 2009. Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. Location: Smooth Rock Falls.

Glen Miller Hydroelectric Project - Innergex II Income Fund (Trenton).

Hydroelectric generation under development with Ontario Power Generation [the unit in-service dates range from 2009 to 2012]:

Little Long, Harmon, Kipling and Smoky Falls - 450MW

Lower Sturgeon, Sandy Falls and Wawaitin - 16MW

Mattagami Lake Dam - 5MW

[edit] Quebec

Main article: List of hydroelectric stations in Quebec

Water-resource system Aux-Outardes
- Outardes-2 generating station
- Outardes-3 generating station
- Outardes-4 generating station

Water-resource system Bersimis
- Bersimis-1 generating station
- Bersimis-2 generating station

Water-resource system Gatineau and Lower Outaouais
- Baskatong Reservoir
- Bryson generating station
- Cabonga 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

Water-resource system Manicouagan
- Hart-Jaune generating station
- Manic-1 generating station
- Manic-2 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 Generating Station
- 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 Ha! Ha!
- Lac-Robertson generating station

Water-resource system Saint-François
- Chute-Hemmings generating station
- Drummondville generating station

Water-resource system St-Laurence river
- Beauharnois 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