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• Aberfeldie Generating Station
• Alouette Dam
• Ash River Dam
• Bear Creek Dam
• Bridge River
• Buntzen
• Burrard Thermal
• Carpenter Lake
• Cheakamus
• Clowhom
• Comox Lake
• Coquitlam
• Duncan Dam
• Elliott
• Elsie
• False River

• Fort Nelson
• Heber
• Hugh Keenleyside
• John Hart
• Jordan River
• Kootenay Canal
• Ladore Falls
• La Joie
• Mica Dam
• Peace Canyon Dam
• Peace River
• Puntledge
• Quinsam
• Revelstoke Dam
• Ruskin Dam
• Salmon River

• Seton Dam
• Seven Mile Dam
• Shadow Lake
• Shuswap
• Spillimacheen Dam
• Squamish River
• Stave Falls
• Strathcona
• Sugar Lake Dam
• Terzaghi Dam
• W.A.C. Bennett Dam and the Williston Reservoir
• Wahleach Dam
• Walter Hardman Project
• Whatshan Lake Dam
• Wilsey Dam

Aberfeldie site overview
The new powerhouse under construction.

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Aberfeldie penstock and powerhouse
The new powerhouse and high pressure penstock nearing completion.

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High pressure penstock
Construction of the new steel high pressure penstock which carries water down to the generators in the new powerhouse.

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Powerhouse tailrace
Crews finishing construction of the powerhouse tailrace.

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Aberfeldie headworks
The downstream face of the dam with two intakes transitioning to a single steel penstock.

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Inside powerhouse
Inside the powerhouse, three new 8 megawatt generators.

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Francis turbine
One of Aberfeldie's new generators known as a horizontal Francis turbine

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Penstock
Plastic low pressure penstock before burial.

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Penstock installation
Alignment of plastic low pressure penstock sections during installation.

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Penstock to powerhouse
Overview of surge tank, high pressure penstock, switchyard and powerhouse.

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Aberfeldie Dam flowing
Arial view of Aberfeldie Dam prior to redevelopment

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Aberfeldie circa 1922
Overview of original surge tank, high pressure penstock, switchyard and powerhouse shortly after construction.

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Aberfeldie redevelopment opening celebration

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Alouette Dam 

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Ash River Dam 

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Bear Creek Dam 

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Bridge River powerhouse

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Buntzen powerhouse

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Buntzen powerhouse

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Burrard Thermal Generating Station 

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Carpenter Lake water intake 

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Cheakamus Dam and Daisy Lake

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Cheakamus powerhouse

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Clowhom Dam and reservoir

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Clowhom Dam and reservoir

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Comox Lake  

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Comox powerhouse

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Coquitlam Lake Dam 

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Duncan Dam 

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Duncan Dam

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Elliott Dam 

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Elsie Lake Dam 

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Falls River Dam 

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Fort Nelson generating station

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Fort Nelson generating station

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Heber River Dam - Campbell River System

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Heber River Dam - Campbell River System

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Hugh Keenleyside Dam on the Columbia River

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Hugh Keenleyside Dam on the Columbia River

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John Hart Dam 

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John Hart Dam 

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Jordan River and reservoir

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Jordan River powerhouse

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Kootenay Canal 

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Kootenay Canal Project

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Ladore Falls Dam on Lower Campbell Lake

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La Joie Dam 

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La Joie Dam 

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Mica Dam 

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The Peace Canyon Dam and powerhouse. The structure on the upper right is the power house, in the middle-left is the spill way.
The Dinosaur Reservoir is on the left upper left of the photo. The earth structure in the reservoir behind the dam is an anti-vortex dyke to protect the dam against debris and prevent reservoir users from getting to close to the dam for safety reasons.

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An aerial view of the Peace Canyon Dam taken from above the Dinosaur reservoir.

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Peace Canyon Dam 

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Peace Canyon Dam 

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Peace River

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Puntledge River

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Puntledge powerhouse

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Puntledge Recreation Area

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Puntledge Recreation Area

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Quinsam Diversion Dam 

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Quinsam River Diversion Dam 

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An aerial view of Revelstoke Dam

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An aerial view of Revelstoke Dam

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An aerial front view of Revelstoke Dam

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Revelstoke Dam penstocks

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Near Revelstoke Dam outflow area

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Revelstoke Dam aerial view 

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Revelstoke power generator plant

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Ruskin Dam 

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Aerial view of Ruskin Dam 

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Aerial view of Salmon River Dam 

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Aerial view of Salmon River Dam 

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Aerial view of Seton Canal and powerhouse

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Aerial view of Seton Dam 

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Aerial view of Seven Mile Dam

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Aerial view of Seven Mile Dam 

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Water intake of Shadow Lake

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Shuswap powerhouse

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Aerial view of Spillimacheen Dam powerhouse

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Aerial view of Spillimacheen Dam 

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Squamish river powerhouse

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Squamish river powerhouse 

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Stave Lake recreation site

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Stave Falls Dam and reservoir 

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Aerial shot of Strathcona Dam

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Aerial view of Sugar Lake Dam

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Aerial view of Sugar Lake Dam 

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Aerial shot of Terzaghi Dam

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A view looking upstream at the W.A.C. Bennett Dam and the Williston Reservoir.
Transmission lines in the foreground carry electricity to the BC Hydro grid.

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Williston Reservoir, W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Williston Reservoir, W.A.C. Bennett Dam, intake structure and the facility’s 500 kV switchyard as seen from the air. The GM Shrum generating station is within the building seen in the photo.

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Williston Reservoir, W.A.C. Bennett Dam, intake structure and the facility’s 500 kV switchyard as seen from the air.
The GM Shrum generating station is 600’ or 200 m below the building seen in the photo. The spillway is located at the far end of the dam and seen at the top of the photo.

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W.A.C. Bennett Dam at night

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Wahleach Dam

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Aerial view of Wahleach Dam 

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Aerial view of Walter Hardman Project

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Walter Hardman Project headpond 

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Whatshan Lake

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Whatshan powerhouse 

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Wilsey Dam and powerhouse on the Shuswap River

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Wilsey Dam and powerhouse on the Shuswap River 

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