Gardiner Dam
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| Gardiner Dam | |
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 Spillway gates of Gardiner Dam |
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| Official name | Gardiner Dam |
| Location | Coteau No. 255, Saskatchewan, Canada Loreburn No. 254, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°16′12″N 106°52′15″W / 51.27°N 106.87083°WCoordinates: 51°16′12″N 106°52′15″W / 51.27°N 106.87083°W |
| Opening date | June 21, 1967 |
| Owner(s) | Saskatchewan Watershed Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Height | 64 metres (210 ft) |
| Length | 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 7,500 cubic metres (260,000 cu ft) per second |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Diefenbaker |
| Capacity | 9,400,000,000 cubic metres (7,600,000 acre·ft) |
| Catchment area | 126,000 square kilometres (49,000 sq mi) |
| Max. water depth | 64 metres (210 ft) |
| Reservoir length | 115 kilometres (71 mi) |
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. Construction on Gardiner Dam and the smaller Qu'Appelle River Dam was started in 1959 and completed in 1967, creating Lake Diefenbaker upstream and diverting a considerable portion of the South Saskatchewan's flow into the Qu'Appelle River. The dam rises 64 metres (209 feet) in height, is almost 5 km (3.1 mi) long and has a width of 1.5 km (0.93 mi) at its base with a volume of 65,000,000 cubic meters. The dam is owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority.[1]
Danielson Provincial Park has property on both sides of the dam. On the northeast end is the RV park and on the southwest end is a beach, restaurant and guided tours of the Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station. The park was named after Gustaf Herman Danielson (former Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLA).
An integrated power generating plant, SaskPower's Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station produces a net 186 MW of electricity from three 62 MW generators. Highway 44 crosses the river atop the dam.
The dam is named for a former Premier of Saskatchewan and longtime federal cabinet minister, James G. Gardiner.
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[edit] References
- ^ "South Saskatchewan River Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. October 31, 2008. http://www.swa.ca/Publications/Documents/FS-308.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
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