Dams and Reservoirs in Alberta

There are numerous reservoirs and dams in Alberta. Explore some of these reservoirs in the following storymap.

Sources

  1. TransAlta. (2012) Barrier. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/barrier
  2. TransAlta. (2015). Belly River. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/belly-river
  3. TransAlta. (2012). Bearspaw. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/bearspaw
  4. TransAlta. (2012). Bighorn. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/bighorn
  5.  TransAlta. (2012). Brazeau. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/brazeau
  6. TransAlta. (2012). Cascade. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/cascade
  7.  Government of Alberta. (n.d.). The Purposes of the Existing Dams in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (Alberta). Retrieved from: http://esrd.alberta.ca/water/programs-and-services/river-management-frameworks/south-saskatchewan-river-basin-approved-water-management-plan/documents/PurposeExistingDams-SSRB-InfoSheet.pdf
  8. TransAlta. (2012). Ghost. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/ghost
  9. City of Calgary. (n.d).  Glenmore reservoir dam operations. Retrieved from http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/Water/Pages/Water-and-wastewater-systems/Water-treatment/Glenmore-Reservoir-Dam-Operations.aspx
  10. TransAlta. (2013). Horseshoe. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/horseshoe
  11.  Government of Alberta. (n.d). The Purposes of the Existing Dams in the South Saskathewan River Basin (Alberta). Retrieved from: http://esrd.alberta.ca/water/programs-and-services/river-management-frameworks/south-saskatchewan-river-basin-approved-water-management-plan/documents/PurposeExistingDams-SSRB-InfoSheet.pdf
  12. TransAlta. (2013). Interlakes. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/interlakes
  13. TransAlta. (2012). Kananaskis. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/kananaskis
  14. Government of Alberta. (n.d). The Purposes of the Existing Dams in the South Saskathewan River Basin (Alberta). Retrieved from: http://esrd.alberta.ca/water/programs-and-services/river-management-frameworks/south-saskatchewan-river-basin-approved-water-management-plan/documents/PurposeExistingDams-SSRB-InfoSheet.pdf 
  15. TransAlta. (2014). Pocaterra. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/pocaterra
  16. TransAlta. (2012). Rundle. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/rundle
  17. TransAlta. (2011). Spray. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/spray
  18.  TransAlta. (2015). St. Mary. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/st-mary
  19.  TransAlta. (2015). Taylor. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/taylor-hydro
  20. TransAlta. (2012). Three Sisters. Retrieved from http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/three-sisters
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