- List of dams and reservoirs in Canada
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This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada.
Contents
Alberta
- Bearspaw Dam
- Bighorn Dam
- Brazeau Dam
- Cascade Dam
- Dickson Dam
- Ghost Dam
- Glenmore Reservoir
- Horseshoe Dam
- Interlakes Dam
- Milk River Ridge Reservoir
- Pocaterra Dam
- Rundle Dam
- Syncrude Tailings Dam
- Three Sisters Dam
British Columbia
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- NB: Small run-of-the-river dams and their "bays" are not included.
- 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)
- Seton Canal (aka Lillooet Canal)
- 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 (Wahleach Lake aka Jones Lake)
- Cleveland Dam (Capilano Lake)
- Seymour Dam
- Coquitlam Dam (Coquitlam Lake)
- Clowhom Dam (Clowhom Lake)
- Elk Falls Dam (Elk River)
- 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 (Kootenay Lake)
- Jordan River Diversion Dam
- Comox Lake Dam, Puntledge River
Manitoba
See Manitoba Hydro generating stations
- Nelson River and Churchill Diversion
- Jenpeg 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
New Brunswick
- Beechwood Dam
- Grand Falls Generating Station
- Mactaquac Dam
- Tinker Dam
- Tobique Narrows Dam
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Smallwood Reservoir, Churchill Falls generating station, largest capacity in North America (5,428 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
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 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 (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[disambiguation needed
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- Big Eddy (Muskoka River)
- Bingham Chute (South River)
- Coniston (Wanapitei River)
- Crystal Falls (Sturgeon River)
Non hydroelectric
- Pittock Dam (Thames River)
- Fanshawe 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))
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
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
- Pipmuacan Reservoir
- 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 Manicouagan
- Hart-Jaune generating station
- Manic-1 generating station
- Manicouagan Reservoir
- 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 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 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
Saskatchewan
See SaskPower generating stations
- Alameda Dam
- Avonlea Dam
- Boundary Dam Power Station
- Blackstrap North Dam
- Blackstrap South Dam
- Bradwell East Dam
- Bradwell West Dam
- Brightwater Creek Dam
- Broderick East Dam
- Broderick West Dam
- Buffalo Pound Dam
- Candle Lake
- Chicken Lake Dam
- Cowan Lake Dam
- Darmody Dam
- Dellwood Brook Dam
- Esterhazy Dam
- Five Mile Dam
- Gardiner Dam
- Hugonard Dam
- Katepwa Dam
- Kingsway Dam
- Kipahigan Lake Dam
- Lac la Plonge Dam
- Lac la Ronge Dam
- Makwa Lake Control
- Moose Mountain Dam
- Northminster Effuent Reservoir
- Opuntia Lake Control
- Pike Lake Water Supply
- Qu'Appelle River Dam
- Rafferty Dam
- Round Lake Dam
- Scott Dam
- Spruce River Dam
- Star City Dam
- Stelcan Weir
- Summercove Dam
- Tee-Pee Creek Dam
- Theodore Dam
- Wascana Lake Weir
- West Poplar Dam
- Woody Lake Weir
- Zelma Dam
Yukon
- Schwatka Lake
- Aishihik Lake
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