List of reservoirs and dams in Canada
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AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- Bearspaw Dam
- Bighorn DamBighorn DamBighorn Dam is a dam located in Clearwater County in west-central Alberta, Canada. It was built by TransAlta Corporation in 1972, and lead to the creation of Lake Abraham, Alberta's largest man-made lake....
- Brazeau Dam
- Cascade Dam
- Dickson DamDickson DamDickson 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.-Generation:...
- Ghost Dam
- Glenmore ReservoirGlenmore ReservoirThe Glenmore Reservoir is a large artificial reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The Glenmore Dam is the concrete structure that holds back the reservoir. The reservoir is a primary source of drinking water to the city...
- Horseshoe Dam
- Interlakes Dam
- Milk River Ridge ReservoirMilk River Ridge ReservoirMilk River Ridge Reservoir is an artificial lake in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located about south-east of Lethbridge, along Highway 506, west of Highway 4 and is a popular spot for summer activities....
- Pocaterra Dam
- Rundle Dam
- Syncrude Tailings DamSyncrude Tailings DamThe name Syncrude Tailings Dam often refers to the Mildred Lake Settling Basin . This is an embankment dam that is, by volume of construction material, the largest dam in the world. It is located 40 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the northern end of the Mildred Lake lease owned by...
- Three Sisters Dam
British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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- NB: Small run-of-the-river dams and their "bays" are not included.
- Alouette Dam (Alouette LakeAlouette LakeAlouette Lake, originally Lillooet Lake and not to be confused with the lake of that name farther north, is a lake and reservoir in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the southeast foot of the mountain group known as the Golden Ears and is about 8 km in length on a...
) - Falls River Dam
- W. A. C. Bennett DamW. A. C. Bennett DamThe W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric earthfill dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. The dam, located 19 kilometres west of Hudson's Hope, and 85 kilometres northwest of Chetwynd, is named after the late former premier W. A. C. Bennett, and came on-line in 1968...
(Lake Williston) - Peace Canyon DamPeace Canyon DamThe Peace Canyon Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southwest of Hudson's Hope, downstream from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam....
- Mica DamMica DamThe Mica Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Completed in 1973 under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty, the Mica powerhouse has a generating capacity of . The dam is operated by BC Hydro...
(Lake Kinbasket) - Revelstoke DamRevelstoke DamThe Revelstoke Dam, also known as Revelstoke Canyon Dam, is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River, 5 km north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The powerhouse was completed in 1984 and has a generating capacity of 2480 MW. Four generating units were installed initially, with one...
(Lake Revelstoke) - Duncan DamDuncan DamDuncan Dam is a dam spanning the Duncan River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.Duncan Dam was the first dam built to satisfy the Columbia River Treaty, initiated after the 1948 Vanport Oregon flood. Construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1967. It is an earthfill dam with no...
(Duncan LakeDuncan Lake (British Columbia)Duncan Lake is a man-made reservoir lake in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, formed by Duncan Dam and about 45 km in length. It is fed by the Duncan River, which forms part of the boundary between the Selkirk Mountains to the west and the Purcell Mountains to the east...
) - Spillimacheen Dam
- John Hart Dam
- Whatshan DamWhatshan DamWhatshan Dam is a concrete hydroelectric dam on the Whatshan Riverin the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on the western side of Lower Arrow Lake in the Monashee Mountains.- References :...
- Hugh Keenleyside DamKeenleyside DamHugh Keenleyside Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River, 12 km upstream of the city of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada....
(Arrow LakesArrow LakesThe Arrow Lakes in British Columbia, Canada, divided into Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake, are widenings of the Columbia River. The lakes are situated between the Selkirk Mountains to the east and the Monashee Mountains to the west. Beachland is fairly rare, and is interspersed with rocky...
) - Kenney DamKenney DamThe Kenney Dam is a rock-filled hydroelectric dam on the Nechako River, 96 km south of Vanderhoof, British Columbia, forming the Nechako Reservoir, the first section of which immediately behind the dam is Knewstubb Lake...
(Nechako ReservoirNechako ReservoirThe Nechako Reservoir, sometimes called the Ootsa Lake Reservoir, is a hydroelectric reservoir in British Columbia, Canada that was formed by a diversion of the Nechako River through the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains to sea level at Kemano to provide power for the aluminum smelter at Kitimat...
) - Lajoie DamLajoie DamLajoie Dam is the uppermost of the storage dams of the Bridge River Power Project, which is located in the southwestern Interior of British Columbia. It is located just west of the small semi-ghost town of Gold Bridge. An earthfill structure, it is 87 m and impounds c. of water in Downton Lake...
(Downton LakeDownton LakeDownton Lake, originally Downton Reservoir, and also known as Downton Lake Reservoir, is a reservoir in the Bridge River Country of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, formed by Lajoie Dam, the uppermost of the series of dams and diversions of the Bridge River Power Project.It was named for...
) - Terzaghi DamTerzaghi DamTerzaghi Dam, located about 100 km NE of the resort of Whistler, British Columbia in western Canada, is the key diversion dam in the Bridge River Power Project. It forms the project's largest reservoir, Carpenter Lake west of Lillooet...
aka Mission Dam (Carpenter LakeCarpenter LakeCarpenter Lake, officially Carpenter Lake Reservoir, is the largest of the three reservoirs of the Bridge River Power Project, which is located in the mountains west of Lillooet, British Columbia...
) - Seton DamSeton DamSeton Dam is a dam on the Seton River, 350m below the outlet of Seton Lake 5 km west of the town of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada, and with the related Seton Canal is part of the lowest and last stage of the Bridge River Power Project...
(Seton LakeSeton LakeSeton Lake is a freshwater fjord draining east via the Seton River into the Fraser River at the town of Lillooet, British Columbia, about 22 km long and 243 m in elevation and 26.2 square kilometres in area...
) - Seton CanalSeton CanalThe Seton Canal is a diversion of the flow of the Seton River from Seton Dam, just below the flow of Seton Lake, to the Seton Powerhouse on the Fraser River at the town of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada...
(aka Lillooet Canal) - Buntzen Lake Dam (Buntzen LakeBuntzen LakeBuntzen Lake is a 4.8 kilometres long lake in Anmore, British Columbia, Canada, in the Greater Vancouver area. It is named after the first general manager of the B.C. Electric Co., Johannes Buntzen...
) - Daisy Lake Dam (Daisy Lake)
- Stave Falls DamStave Falls DamStave Falls Dam is a dual-dam power complex on the Stave River in Stave Falls, British Columbia, Canada . The dam was completed in 1912 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power production. To increase the capacity of Stave Lake, the dam was raised in 1925 and the Blind Slough Dam constructed...
(Stave LakeStave LakeStave Lake is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Stave River system, located on the northern edge of the District of Mission, about 65 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia. The main arm of the lake is just over 20 km long, and there is a southwest arm ending at Stave Falls Dam about...
) - Ruskin DamRuskin DamRuskin Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Stave River in Ruskin, British Columbia, Canada. The dam was completed in 1930 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation...
(Hayward LakeHayward LakeHayward Lake is a lake and reservoir on the Stave River in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the District of Mission about 60 km east of Vancouver, Hayward Lake is formed by Ruskin Dam, which lies about 3 km upstream from the Stave River's confluence with the...
) - Wahleach Dam aka Jones Lake Dam (Wahleach LakeWahleach LakeWahleach Lake, commonly known as Jones Lake, is a lake and reservoir located in the Skagit Range in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, east of the city of Chilliwack and southwest of the town of Hope....
aka Jones Lake) - Cleveland DamCleveland DamThe 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 generating hydroelectricity, but rather for storing a portion of the Lower Mainland's...
(Capilano LakeCapilano LakeCapilano Lake is a lake located in the District of North Vancouver and West Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is a watershed administered by the Metro Vancouver and accounts for approximately 40% of Greater Vancouver's water supply...
) - Seymour Dam
- Coquitlam DamCoquitlam DamThe Coquitlam Dam is a hydraulic fill embankment dam on the Coquitlam River in the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is part of BC Hydro's electrical generation infrastructure.-History:...
(Coquitlam LakeCoquitlam LakeCoquitlam Lake is a reservoir located just north of Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is one of the three main water sources for Metro Vancouver, and also a part of BC Hydro's power generation system...
) - Clowhom Dam (Clowhom LakeClowhom LakeClowhom Lake is a reservoir in the Sechelt Inlet basin, located on the Clowhom River at the upper end of Salmon Inlet, the southern side-inlet of Sechelt Inlet. Formed by Clowhom Dam, the reservoir was formerly two lakes, Upper Clowhom Lake and Lower Clowhom Lake, and had been referred to prior...
) - Elk Falls Dam (Elk River)
- Powell River Dam (Powell Lake)
- Theodosia Dam
- Ocean Falls Dam
- Seven Mile DamSeven Mile DamSeven Mile Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend d'Oreille River 15 km SE of Trail, 18 km downstream from Boundary Dam and 9 km upsteam from Waneta Dam in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The powerplant has a capacity of 848 MW and generates 3200 GWh per year...
- Waneta DamWaneta DamWaneta Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend d'Oreille River 9 km downstream from Seven Mile Dam in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It supplies electric power to metallurgical operations at Trail, British Columbia and for BC Hydro which since 2009 has a 1/3...
- Brilliant DamBrilliant DamBrilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. It was built during the Second World War, mostly by Doukhobour men exempt from military service, and its twin turbines first came into operation in June, 1944....
- South Slocan Dam
- Upper Bonnington Dam
- Lower Bonnington Dam
- Corra Linn DamCorra Linn DamCorra Linn Dam is a concrete hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located where the West Arm Kootenay Lake flows into the Kootenay River. The dam's powerplant has a generating capacity of 49 MW. The dam was formerly owned by West Kootenay Power...
(Kootenay LakeKootenay LakeKootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada and is part of theKootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s-70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water...
) - Jordan River Diversion Dam
- Comox Lake Dam, Puntledge River
- Alouette Dam (Alouette Lake
- NB: Small run-of-the-river dams and their "bays" are not included.
ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
See Manitoba Hydro generating stations
- Nelson River and Churchill DiversionNelson River Hydroelectric ProjectThe Nelson River Hydroelectric Project refers to the construction of a series of dams and hydroelectric power plants on the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba, Canada...
- Jenpeg Dam
- Kettle Dam
- Limestone Dam
- Long Spruce Dam
- Grand Rapids Dam
- Great Falls Dam (Manitoba)Great Falls Dam (Manitoba)Great Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam on the Winnipeg River approximately 130 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Alexander in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The dam is owned and operated by Manitoba Hydro, and has a generating capacity of 130 megawatts...
- Laurie River I Dam
- Laurie River II Dam
- McArthur Dam
- Pine Falls Dam
- Seven Sisters Dam
- Pointe du Bois Dam
- Slave Falls Dam
New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- Beechwood DamBeechwood DamThe Beechwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 113 megawatts....
- Grand Falls Generating StationGrand Falls Generating StationThe Grand Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint John River in Grand Falls in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is operated by NB Power corporation. It was built in 1931 and its power house has a capacity of 66 megawatts with its 4 turbines....
- Mactaquac DamMactaquac DamThe Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 653 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New...
- Tinker DamTinker DamThe Tinker Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Aroostook River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated jointly by WPS Energy and NB Power. Its power house has a capacity of 34 megawatts....
- Tobique Narrows DamTobique Narrows DamThe Tobique Narrows Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Tobique River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation...
Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- Smallwood ReservoirSmallwood ReservoirThe Smallwood Reservoir is a large reservoir located in the western part of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The reservoir is the source of the Churchill River. Unlike other reservoirs, water is contained not by a single large dam, but by a series of 88 dikes that...
, Churchill FallsChurchill FallsChurchill Falls are waterfalls named after former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. They are high, located on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
generating station, largest capacity in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
(5,428 MW installed, expandable to 9,252 MW) - Ossokmanuan Reservoir, Twin Falls generating station (diverted to Churchill FallsChurchill FallsChurchill Falls are waterfalls named after former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. They are high, located on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
in 1974) - Meelpaeg Lake, Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility
- Victoria LakeVictoria Lake (Newfoundland)Victoria Lake is a lake located in the west-central interior of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The lake is south-east of Red Indian Lake....
, Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility - Round Pond, Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility
- Upper Salmon Reservoir, Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating StationUpper Salmon Hydro Electric DevelopmentThe Upper Salmon Hydro Development utilizes a portion of the residual head between Meelpaeg Lake Reservoir and Round Pond within the watershed of the Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The plant operates at a normal supply level of 241 m under a net head of 51 metres...
- Granite Lake, Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating StationGranite Canal Hydro Electric DevelopmentThe Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating Station is a component of the Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation's Bay d’Espoir Hydro Electric Development system. The generating station has a rated capacity of 40 MW with an annual average energy production of 224 Gigawatt hours...
- Cat Arm Reservoir, Cat Arm Hydroelectric Generating StationCat Arm Hydro Electric DevelopmentThe Cat Arm Generating Station is located on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and makes use of 380.5 m of head between the reservoir and White Bay. Each of the two units operates with an average rated flow of 20 m3/s to generate a total 127 MW of electrical power with an average annual...
- Star Lake, Star Lake generating station
- Hinds Lake, Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating StationHinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating StationThe Hinds Lake Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant located within the Newfoundland Highland forests ecoregion, in western Newfoundland on the eastern shore of Grand Lake. It makes use of 220 m of head between Hinds Lake on the Buchan's plateau and Grand Lake.The plant operates under...
- Deer LakeDeer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador-External links:*...
, Deer Lake generating station - Paradise River Dam, Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating StationParadise River Hydroelectric Generating StationThe Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating plant located near the mouth of the Paradise River in Newfoundland and Labrador. The plant is owned by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, and was first synchronized in 1989. It operates with an average rated flow of...
(the largest concrete arch dam in Eastern North America) - Grand Falls Dam, AbitibiAbitibi-ConsolidatedAbitibi Consolidated Inc. was a Canadian pulp and paper company based in Montreal, Quebec. Abitibi-Consolidated was formed from the merger of Abitibi-Price Inc. and Stone Consolidated Corp...
-Exploits RiverExploits RiverThe Exploits River is a Canadian river in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It flows through the Exploits Valley in the central part of the island of Newfoundland....
generating station - Bishops Falls Dam, Bishops Falls generating station
OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
Large hydroelectric:- DeCew Falls 1 (Twelve Mile CreekTwelve Mile Creek (Ontario)Twelve Mile Creek is a waterway located in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada. Its headwaters are located in the town of Pelham, Ontario, encompassing some of the most unspoiled and natural areas of Niagara area. Its lower reaches flow through urban areas of Thorold, Ontario and St...
) - Decew Falls 2 (Twelve Mile CreekTwelve Mile Creek (Ontario)Twelve Mile Creek is a waterway located in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada. Its headwaters are located in the town of Pelham, Ontario, encompassing some of the most unspoiled and natural areas of Niagara area. Its lower reaches flow through urban areas of Thorold, Ontario and St...
) - Ontario Power (retired) (Niagara River)
- Sir Adam Beck 1Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power StationsSir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations are two hydroelectric power stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The stations divert water from the Niagara and Welland Rivers above the falls which is then released into the lower portion of the river, and together produce up to 1,926 MW.Adam Beck...
(Niagara River) - Sir Adam Beck 2Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power StationsSir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations are two hydroelectric power stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The stations divert water from the Niagara and Welland Rivers above the falls which is then released into the lower portion of the river, and together produce up to 1,926 MW.Adam Beck...
(Niagara River) - Sir Adam Beck Pump-Generating Station (Niagara River) - Currently being upgraded.
- Abitibi Canyon Generating StationAbitibi Canyon Generating StationAbitibi Canyon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant located 80 km north of Smooth Rock Falls, within Pitt Township in Northern Unorganized Cochrane District, in Ontario, Canada. This facility is the fifth downstream hydroelectric plant of six on the Abitibi River. Designed by...
(Abitibi RiverAbitibi RiverThe Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, which flows northwest from Lake Abitibi to join the Moose River which empties into James Bay. This river is long.The river was an important fur trading route for the Hudson's Bay Company...
) - Harmon (Mattagami RiverMattagami RiverThe Mattagami River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District, Timiskaming District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada....
) - Hound Chute (Montreal RiverMontreal River (Timiskaming District, Ontario)The Montreal River is a river in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada. It travels from its source at Smoothwater Lake to its mouth at Lake Timiskaming on the Ottawa River. The river is a significant source of hydroelectricity.-Course:...
) - 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 StationOtter Rapids Generating StationOtter Rapids Generating Station is a dam and hydroelectric power plant located in geographic Pitt Township in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Owned by Ontario Power Generation, this 182 MW station is part of the Northeast Plant Group...
(Abitibi River) - Sandy Falls (Mattagami River)
- Smoky Falls (Mattagami River)
- Wawaitin Falls (Mattagami River)
- Aguasabon (Aguasabon RiverAguasabon RiverThe Aguasabon River is a river in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The river originates at Chorus Lake and empties into Lake Superior near the community of Terrace Bay.The Aguasabon is in length, and plunges down at the Aguasabon Falls...
) - Alexander FallsAlexander FallsAlexander Falls is a waterfall on Madeley Creek, a tributary of Callaghan Creek in the Callaghan Valley area of the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern British Columbia, Canada...
(Nipigon RiverNipigon RiverThe Nipigon River is about long and 50 to 200 m wide in Ontario, Canada. The river drains Lake Nipigon into Nipigon Bay in Lake Superior, dropping from an elevation of 260 m to 183 m .-History:...
) - Cameron Falls (Nipigon River)
- Caribou Falls (English RiverEnglish River (Ontario)The English River flows through Lac Seul to join the Winnipeg River. The river is 615 km in length. There are several hydroelectric plants on this river.Tributaries of this river include the Vermilion River and the Wabigoon River...
) - Ear Falls (English River)
- Kakabeka FallsKakabeka Falls Generating StationKakabeka Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric facility operated by Ontario Power Generation on the bank of the Kaministiquia River, downstream from Kakabeka Falls in the community of Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, west of Thunder Bay. The plant provides energy to the city of Thunder Bay and area...
(Kaministiquia RiverKaministiquia RiverThe Kaministiquia River is a river which empties into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Kaministiquia is an Ojibwe word meaning " with islands" due to two large islands at the mouth of the river...
) - Manitou Falls (English River)
- Pine Portage (Nipigon River)
- Silver Falls (Dog RiverDog River (Ontario)Dog River is a river located northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It enters the northern end of Big Dog Lake and drains at the southern end, continuing to Little Dog Lake and then to its confluence with the Matawin River to form Kaministiquia River. The name "Kaministiquia" comes from an...
) - Whitedog Falls (Winnipeg RiverWinnipeg RiverThe Winnipeg River is a Canadian river which flows from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its watershed is in area, mainly in Canada. About of this area is in northern...
) - ArnpriorArnpriorArnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
(Madawaska RiverMadawaska River (Ontario)The Madawaska River is a river in Ontario, Canada. The river is long and drains an area of . It originates at Source Lake in the highlands of Algonquin Park at an elevation of and flows east, dropping before emptying into the Ottawa River at Arnprior....
) - Barrett Chute (Madawaska River)
- Calabogie (Madawaska River)
- Chats FallsChats FallsChats Falls were a set of waterfalls on the Ottawa River, near Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario, and Quyon, Quebec, Canada. A hydroelectric generating station is now located here, owned and operated jointly by Hydro-Québec and Ontario Power Generation...
(Ottawa RiverOttawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
) - 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, BaysvilleLake of Bays, OntarioLake of Bays is a township within the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. It is named after the Lake of Bays.Located in the northeast corner of Muskoka, the Lake of Bays offers a natural landscape of forests, rocks, lakes and wetlands. Because of its natural beauty, it is an...
Small Hydroelectric
- Auburn (Otanabee River)
- Big Chute (Severn River)
- Big Eddy (Muskoka RiverMuskoka RiverThe Muskoka River is a river in the Muskoka District of Ontario, Canada.It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including*Lake Muskoka*Lake Joseph*Lake Rosseau*Lake of Bays...
) - Bingham Chute (South River)
- Coniston (Wanapitei RiverWanapitei RiverThe Wanapitei River is a river in central Ontario, Canada.The river's source is a small lake 20 kilometres east of Halfway Lake Provincial Park in the Sudbury District. From there, it flows north and east, taking in two small tributaries and continuing to a point 20 kilometres southwest of the...
) - Crystal Falls (Sturgeon RiverSturgeon River- In Canada :*Sturgeon River , which flows into the North Saskatchewan River northeast of Fort Saskatchewan*Sturgeon River in northern Manitoba and Ontario...
)
Non hydroelectric
- Pittock DamPittock DamThe Pittock Dam is a dam in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. It lies on the south branch of the Thames River , and creates the Pittock Reservoir. This artificial lake forms the northeast boundary of the City of Woodstock....
(Thames River) - Fanshawe DamFanshawe DamFanshawe Dam is a dam located on the eastern edge of London, Ontario. The crest of the dam is 625 metres long. It is 30.5 metres in height and drops the river surface 12 metres...
(Thames River) - Wildwood DamWildwood DamWildwood Dam is a dam located on Trout Creek, upstream of the Town of St. Marys, Ontario.Wildwood Dam is designed for flood control and flow augmentation purposes....
(Thames River) - Crooks' Hollow DamCrooks' Hollow DamCrooks' Hollow Dam is a buttressed gravity dam, built of concrete in 1916 on Spencer Creek in Greensville, Ontario, Canada. About 100 yards upstream from the ruins of the much earlier Cockburn sawmill and dam, it replaced that dam in supplying water by pipe to Dundas for all uses...
(Spencer Creek, Greensville) - Claireville Flood Control dam and reservoir, Claireville Conservation AreaClaireville Conservation AreaThe Claireville Conservation Area, one of the largest tracts of land owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority , is unique. It was acquired in 1957 to construct a flood control dam and reservoir after the destruction caused by Hurricane Hazel...
(Humber River (Toronto) - G Ross Lord Park Flood Control dam and reservoir, G Lord Ross Park (Don River (Toronto)Don River (Toronto)The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto, Ontario along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. The Don is formed from two rivers, the East and West Branches, that meet about north of Lake Ontario while flowing southward into...
- 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
QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- Water-resource system Aux-OutardesRivière aux OutardesThe Rivière aux Outardes or Outardes River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river originates in the Otish Mountains, and flows in a southerly direction for its entire course. It passes through Lake Plétipi and Burnt Islands Lake , and widens about midway to form the large Outardes 4 Reservoir...
- Outardes-2 generating station
- Outardes-3 generating station
- Outardes-4 generating station
- Water-resource system Bersimis
- Pipmuacan ReservoirPipmuacan ReservoirThe Pipmuacan Reservoir is a man-made lake on the boundary of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec, Canada, about north of Chicoutimi. It is used to control the flow for downstream hydro-electric generating stations on the Betsiamites River and, through Lake Pamouscachiou,...
- Bersimis-1 generating stationBersimis-1 generating stationThe Bersimis-1 generating station is a dam and a hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec...
- Bersimis-1 generating station
- Bersimis-2 generating stationBersimis-2 generating stationThe Bersimis-2 generating station is a dam and a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec...
- Pipmuacan Reservoir
- Water-resource system GatineauGatineau RiverThe Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec...
and Lower OutaouaisOttawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
- Baskatong ReservoirBaskatong ReservoirThe Baskatong Reservoir is a man-made lake in western Quebec, Canada. It was formed following the construction of the Mercier Dam in 1927 and has an area of 413 km2. It has no generating station at its dam, but the reservoir is used to control the flow of the Gatineau River for several...
- Bryson generating station
- Cabonga ReservoirCabonga ReservoirThe Cabonga Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of and a net area of . It is located on the boundary between the unorganized territories of Lac-Pythonga and Réservoir-Dozois, and fully within the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve...
- Carillon generating stationCarillon Generating StationThe Carillon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Ottawa River near Carillon, Quebec, Canada. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. It is a run-of-river generating station with an installed capacity of 752 MW, a head of , and a reservoir of...
- Chelsea generating station
- Chute-des-ChatsChats FallsChats Falls were a set of waterfalls on the Ottawa River, near Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario, and Quyon, Quebec, Canada. A hydroelectric generating station is now located here, owned and operated jointly by Hydro-Québec and Ontario Power Generation...
- Hull-2
- Paugan
- Rapides-Farmers
- Rivière-des-Prairies generating stationCentrale de la Rivière des PrairiesThe Rivière des Prairies generating station is a run of river hydroelectric power station on the Rivière des Prairies between the islands of Jesus and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec...
- Baskatong Reservoir
- Water-resource system La Grande RivièreJames Bay ProjectThe James Bay Project is a series of hydroelectric development with a combined installed capacity of over 16,000 megawatts built since 1974 for Hydro-Québec by the on the La Grande and other rivers of Northern Quebec....
- La Grande-1 generating stationLa Grande-1 generating stationThe La Grande-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 1,436 MW and was commissioned in 1994–1995...
- Robert-Bourassa ReservoirRobert-Bourassa ReservoirThe Robert-Bourassa Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern Quebec, Canada. It was created in the mid 1970s as part of the James Bay Project and provides the needed water for the Robert-Bourassa and La Grande-2-A generating stations. It has a maximum surface area of , and a surface elevation...
- Robert-Bourassa generating stationRobert-Bourassa generating stationThe Robert-Bourassa generating station is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project in Canada...
- La Grande-2-A generating stationLa Grande-2-A generating stationThe La Grande-2-A is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,106 MW and was commissioned in 1991–1992. Together with the adjacent Robert-Bourassa generating station, it uses the reservoir and dam system...
- Robert-Bourassa generating station
- La Grande-3 generating stationLa Grande-3 generating stationThe La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a hydroelectric dam on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,418 MW and was commissioned in 1982-1984. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system. The dam and reservoir both are...
- La Grande-4 generating stationLa Grande-4 generating stationThe La Grande-4 is a hydroelectric generating station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,779 MW and was commissioned in 1984–1986...
- Laforge-1 generating stationLaforge-1 generating stationThe Laforge-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 878 MW and was commissioned in 1993-1994. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.- External links...
- Laforge-2 generating stationLaforge-2 generating stationThe Laforge-2 is a hydroelectric generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 319 MW and was commissioned in 1996. It is considered a "run of the river" generating station since the Laforge-2...
- Caniapiscau ReservoirCaniapiscau ReservoirThe Caniapiscau Reservoir is a reservoir on the upper Caniapiscau River in the Côte-Nord administrative region of the Canadian province of Quebec...
- Brisay generating stationBrisay generating stationThe Brisay hydroelectric power station is on the Caniapiscau Reservoir, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project, the station can generate 469 MW and was commissioned in 1993. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.- See also :* List of...
- Brisay generating station
- La Grande-1 generating station
- Water-resource system Manicouagan
- Hart-Jaune generating station
- Manic-1 generating station
- Manicouagan ReservoirManicouagan ReservoirManicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada. The lake covers an area of 1,942 km², and its eastern shore is accessible via Route 389. The island in the centre of the lake is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel...
- 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 OutaouaisOttawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
- Bourque Dam and Dozois ReservoirDozois ReservoirThe Dozois Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Quebec, Canada. It is fully within the unorganized territory of Réservoir-Dozois and the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve....
- Première-Chute Generating Station
- Rapide-Deux Generating Station
- Rapide-Sept Generating Station
- Rapides-des-Îles Generating Station
- Rapides-des-Quinze Generating Station
- Bourque Dam and Dozois Reservoir
- Water-resource system Rivière Ha! Ha!
- Lac-Robertson generating station
- Water-resource system Saint-FrançoisSaint-François RiverThe Saint-François River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.The Saint-François takes its source from Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines...
- Chute-Hemmings generating station
- Drummondville generating station
- Water-resource system St-Laurence riverSaint Lawrence RiverThe Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
- Beauharnois generating station
- Des Cèdres generating station
- Water-resource system Saint-MauriceSaint-Maurice RiverThe Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² ....
- Beaumont generating station
- Gouin ReservoirGouin ReservoirThe Gouin Reservoir is a man-made lake in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lakes separated by innumerable bays, peninsulas, and...
- 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
SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
See SaskPower generating stationsSaskPower
Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets...
- Alameda DamAlameda DamThe Alameda Dam is an embankment dam located near Alameda, and Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was constructed in 1994 to control flows on the Moose Mountain Creek, and Souris River. It provides flood protection and irrigation for this area of Saskatchewan, along with protection for Minot, North...
- Avonlea Dam
- Boundary Dam Power StationBoundary Dam Power StationBoundary Dam Power Station is the largest coal fired station owned by SaskPower, located near Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.- Description :The Boundary Dam Power Station consists of :*two 62 net MW units...
- 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 DamGardiner DamThe Gardiner Dam on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan is the largest embankment dam in Canada and one of the largest embankment dams in the world...
- 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 DamQu'Appelle River DamThe Qu'appelle River Dam is the smaller of two embankment dams: which created Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan, Canada. The larger dam is Gardiner Dam, the biggest embankment dam in Canada and one of the biggest in the world. Construction of both dams began in the 1959 and was completed in 1967...
- 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