Gardiner Dam
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Gardiner Dam is one of Canada's largest earth-filled dams, located in Saskatchewan and forming Lake Diefenbaker for hydroelectric power, irrigation, and flood control.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| creates | Lake Diefenbaker irrigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drought mitigation
ⓘ
ice control ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 64 m ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 186 MW ⓘ |
| isAmong | largest earth-filled dams in Canada ⓘ |
| length | 5000 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elbow, Saskatchewan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outlook, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | South Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
clay core
ⓘ
earth-fill ⓘ rock riprap ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James G. Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearHighway |
Highway 219 (Saskatchewan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 44 (Saskatchewan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| operator | SaskPower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | SaskPower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Saskatchewan River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantName | Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Central Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 430 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | about 9.4 km³ ⓘ |
| turbineCount | 3 ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourseDam | South Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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