Dickson Dam

Dickson Dam
Dickson Dam
Dickson Dam is located in Alberta
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Location of Dickson Dam
Country Canada
Coordinates 52°03′06″N 114°13′07″W / 52.05167°N 114.21861°W / 52.05167; -114.21861Coordinates: 52°03′06″N 114°13′07″W / 52.05167°N 114.21861°W / 52.05167; -114.21861
Power station
Commission date January 16, 1992
Installed capacity 15 MW

Dickson Dam is a flow regulation dam on the Red Deer River which creates Gleniffer Lake in Alberta. The dam is located 20km west of the town of Innisfail and 50km southwest of the city of Red Deer.

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Generation

The dam is owned by the Government of Alberta. Algonquin Power owns a small hydropower station that was added to the dam. It consists of three 5MW Barber turbines with Ideal Generators. Commercial operations began on January 16, 1992. Water management of the reservoir is directed by the provincial Ministry of Environment and Water. All water control structures at the site, including the dam, intake, headgates, and spillway, are owned by the Province of Alberta and administered by Alberta Environment and Water, [1]

Under the Dickson Power Purchase Agreement signed in 1990, all electrical power generated by the facility is sold to TransAlta Utilities Corporation. The 20-year contract expires on January 16, 2012.

Low reservoir water levels were a concern in 2010.[2]

Dickson Dam-Cottonwood Provincial Recreation Area

A recreational area near the dam and Gleniffer Lake has been established. Motorboating, waterskiing, swimming, and sailboarding are allowed. There are rainbow trout in a trout pond.[3] Pike, Walleye, Rockies, and Brown Trout are also found nearby.[4]

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