List of reservoirs and dams in Canada
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
British Columbia
- ''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 (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
Manitoba
See Manitoba Hydro generating stations- Nelson River and Churchill Diversion
- 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
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
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)
Alexander Falls (Nipigon River)
Cameron Falls (Nipigon River)
Ear Falls (English River)
Kakabeka (Kaministiquia River)
Manitou Falls (English River)
Pine Portage (Nipigon River)
Whitedog Falls (Winnipeg River)
Barrett Chute (Madawaska River)
Calabogie (Madawaska 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)
Small Hydroelectric
Auburn (Otanabee River)
Big Chute (Severn River)
Big Eddy (Muskoka River)
Bingham Chute (South River)
Coniston (Wanapitei River)
Crystal Falls (Sturgeon River)
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
- Water-resource system Bersimis
- 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 La Grande Rivière
- La Grande-1 generating station
- Robert-Bourassa Reservoir: Robert-Bourassa generating station and La Grande-2-A generating station
- La Grande-3 generating station
- La Grande-4 generating station
- Laforge-1 generating station
- Laforge-2 generating station
- Caniapiscau Reservoir: Brisay generating station
- 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
- 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!
- Water-resource system Saint-François
- Water-resource system St-Laurence river
- Water-resource system Saint-Maurice
Saskatchewan
- Alameda Dam
- Avonlea Dam
- Boundry 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
- 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
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