# List of dams and reservoirs in Canada

This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada.

## Alberta

* Bassano Dam
* Bearspaw Dam
* Bighorn Dam
* Brazeau Dam
* Cascade Dam
* Dickson Dam
* Ghost Dam
* Glenmore Reservoir
* Interlakes Dam
* Milk River Ridge Reservoir
* Oldman River Dam
* Three Sisters Dam
* Coal Lake Dam

## British Columbia

* Brilliant Dam
* Buntzen Lake Dam (Buntzen Lake)
* Cleveland Dam (Capilano Lake)
* Clowhom Dam (Clowhom Lake)
* Comox Lake Dam, Puntledge River
* Corra Linn Dam (Kootenay Lake)
* Coquitlam Dam (Coquitlam Lake)
* Daisy Lake Dam (Daisy Lake)
* Duncan Dam (Duncan Lake)
* Horseshoe Dam
* Elk Falls Dam (Elk River)
* John Hart Dam
* Jordan River Diversion Dam
* Hugh Keenleyside Dam (Arrow Lakes)
* Kenney Dam (Nechako Reservoir)
* Lajoie Dam (Downton Lake)
* Lower Bonnington Dam
* Mica Dam (Kinbasket Lake)
* Ocean Falls Dam
* Peace Canyon Dam
* Powell River Dam (Powell Lake)
* Revelstoke Dam (Lake Revelstoke)
* Ruskin Dam (Hayward Lake)
* Seton Canal (a.k.a. Lillooet Canal)
* Seton Dam (Seton Lake)
* Seven Mile Dam
* Seymour Dam (Seymour River)
** Seymour Falls Dam (Seymour River)
* South Slocan Dam
* Spillimacheen Dam
* Stave Falls Dam (Stave Lake)
* Terzaghi Dam a.k.a. Mission Dam (Carpenter Lake)
* Theodosia Dam
* Upper Bonnington Dam
* W. A. C. Bennett Dam (Lake Williston)
* Waneta Dam
* Wahleach Dam a.k.a. Jones Lake Dam (Wahleach Lake a.k.a. Jones Lake)
* Whatshan Dam

## Manitoba

* Grand Rapids Dam
* Great Falls Dam
* Jenpeg Dam
* Kettle Dam
* Keeyask Dam
* Knapp Dam
* Laurie River I Dam
* Laurie River II Dam
* Limestone Dam
* Long Spruce Dam
* McArthur Dam
* Nelson River and Churchill Diversion
* Rivers Dam
* Pine Falls Dam
* Pointe du Bois Dam
* Seven Sisters Dam
* Slave Falls Dam

## New Brunswick

* Beechwood Dam
* Grand Falls Generating Station
* Mactaquac Dam
* Tinker Dam
* Tobique Narrows Dam
* Milltown Generation Station

## Newfoundland and Labrador

* Smallwood Reservoir, Churchill Falls generating station, largest capacity in North America (5,428 MW installed, expandable to 9,252 MW); the world's second-largest reservoir.
* Ossokmanuan Reservoir, Twin Falls generating station (diverted to Churchill Falls)
* Cat Arm Reservoir, Cat Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station
* Star Lake, Star Lake generating station
* Hinds Lake, Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
* Grand 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, Exploits River generating station
* Bishops Falls Dam, Bishops Falls generating station

## Ontario
### Large hydroelectric

* 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) upgrade complete
* Abitibi Canyon Generating Station (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 Generating Station (Abitibi River)
* Sandy Falls (Mattagami River)
* Smoky Falls (Mattagami River)
* Wawaitin Falls (Mattagami River)
* Aguasabon (Aguasabon River)
* Alexander Falls (Nipigon River)
* Cameron Falls (Nipigon River)
* Caribou Falls (English River)
* Ear Falls (English River)
* Kakabeka Falls (Kaministiquia River)
* Manitou Falls (English River)
* Pine Portage (Nipigon River)
* Silver Falls (Dog River)
* Whitedog Falls (Winnipeg River)
* Arnprior (Madawaska River)
* Barrett Chute (Madawaska River)
* Calabogie (Madawaska River)
* Chats Falls Dam (Ottawa River)
* Chenaux Station (Ottawa River)
* Des Joachims (Ottawa River)
* Mountain Chute (Madawaska River)
* Otto Holden (Ottawa River)
* R.H. Saunders (St. Lawrence River)
* Stewartville (Madawaska River)
* Baysville Dam, Baysville

### Small Hydroelectric

* Auburn (Otanabee River)
* Big Chute (Severn River)
* Big Eddy (Muskoka River)
* Bingham Chute (South River)
* Coniston (Wanapitei River)
* Crystal Falls (Sturgeon River)
* Fanshawe Dam (Thames River)

### Non hydroelectric

* Pittock Dam (Thames River)
* Wildwood Dam (Thames River)
* Crooks' Hollow Dam (Spencer Creek, Greensville)
* Claireville Flood Control dam and reservoir, Claireville Conservation Area (Humber River (Toronto)
* G Ross Lord Park Flood Control dam and reservoir, G Lord Ross Park (Don River (Toronto)
* Milne Dam and Reservoir, Milne Park Conservation Area - Markham (Rouge River (Toronto))
* McLeod Dam Green Energy Project (Moira River (Belleville))
* Orangeville Reservoir, Orangeville, Ontario - 332 acres lake is at the headwaters of the Credit River and Nottawasaga River

### Planned Upgrades or Projects

* 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 20 mW Q4 2009. Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. Location: Smooth Rock Falls.
* Glen Miller Hydroelectric Project - Innergex II Income Fund (Trenton).

### Hydroelectric generation under development

* 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
** Outardes-2 Generating Station
** Outardes-3 Generating Station
** Outardes-4 Generating Station
* Water-resource system Bersimis
** Pipmuacan Reservoir
*** Bersimis-1 Generating Station
** Bersimis-2 generating station
* 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
*** 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
** Manicouagan Reservoir
*** Jean-Lesage generating station
*** Manic-3 generating station
*** Manic-5 generating station
** Manic-5-PA generating station
* Water-resource system Mitis
** Mitis-1 Generating Station
** Mitis-2 Generating Station
* Water-resource system Upper Outaouais
** Bourque Dam and 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 Véco
** Lac-Robertson Generating Station
* Water-resource system Saint-François
** Chute-Hemmings Generating Station
** Drummondville Generating Station
* Water-resource system St-Lawrence river
** Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
** Des Cèdres Generating Station
* Water-resource system Saint-Maurice
** Beaumont generating station
** Gouin Reservoir
** Grand-Mère Generating Station
** La Gabelle Generating Station
** La Tuque Generating Station
** Rapide-Blanc Generating Station
** Saint-Narcisse Generating Station
** Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
** Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
** Trenche Generating Station

## Saskatchewan

* Arm Lake Dam (also known as Craik Dam)
* Avonlea Dam
* Boundary Dam
* Blackstrap North Dam
* Blackstrap South Dam
* Braddock Dam
* Bradwell East Dam
* Bradwell West Dam
* Brightwater Creek Dam
* Broderick North Dam
* Broderick West Dam
* Buffalo Pound Dam
* Candle Lake Dam
* Chicken Lake Dam
* Cowan Lake Dam
* Craven Dam
* Crooked Lake Dam
* Darmody Dam
* Dellwood Brook Dam
* Duncairn Dam
* E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station
* Echo Lake Dam
* Francois-Finlay Dam
* Gardiner Dam
* Grant Devine Dam
* Island Falls Dam
* Katepwa Dam
* Kingsway Dam
* Kipahigan Lake Dam
* Lac la Plonge Dam
* Lac la Ronge Dam
* Makwa Lake Control
* Moose Mountain Dam
* Moosomin Dam
* Opuntia Lake Control
* Pike Lake Water Supply
* Qu'Appelle River Dam
* Rafferty Dam
* Round Lake Dam
* Scott Dam
* Spruce River Dam
* Star City Dam
* Summercove Dam
* Tee-Pee Creek Dam
* Theodore Dam
* Valeport Dam
* Wascana Lake Weir
* West Poplar Dam
* Whitesand Dam
* Zelma Dam

## Yukon

* Schwatka Lake
* Aishihik Lake