The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is an arms length organization responsible for the management of water resources to ensure safe drinking water sources and reliable water supplies for economic, environmental and social benefits in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan 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....

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Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The authority is a treasury board crown corporation administered by a board of directors appointed by the provincial government.

The authority performs the following functions:

• operates dams and related facilities,
• maintains an inventory of the quantity and quality of ground and surface water,
• administer the allocation of water,
• regulate and control the flow of water such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs,
• represents the provincial government when negotiating inter-provincial and international water agreements,
• regulates water works and drainage works,
• develops flood forecasting and identify flood susceptible areas,
• promote the efficient use of water for environmental and socio-economic benefit,
• develops watershed studies and research,
• protection watersheds, including ecosystems, erosion control, waterfowl conservation and fish habitat,
• Saskatchewan Safe Drinking Water Strategy,

The authority is responsible for the operation of the following dam facilities:

• Alameda Dam
  Alameda Dam
  The 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
• 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
  Gardiner Dam
  The 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 Dam
  Qu'Appelle River Dam
  The 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