Oldman River Dam
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Oldman River Dam is a large multipurpose embankment dam in southern Alberta, Canada, built primarily for irrigation, flood control, and water management on the Oldman River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oldman River Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
multipurpose dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1986 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earthfill
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| controversy |
environmental impact concerns
ⓘ
opposition from local Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses | Oldman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
drought mitigation
ⓘ
peak flow regulation ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 64 metres ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2,500 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canada Prairies ecozone NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldman River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pincher Creek, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Oldman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | irrigation districts in southern Alberta ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lethbridge, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearIndigenousTerritory | Piikani Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| operator | Alberta Environment and Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Saskatchewan River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| region | South Saskatchewan River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 1,700,000,000 cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Oldman Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryUse |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.