Seven Mile Dam

Canada / British Columbia / Fruitvale /
 dam, hydroelectric power station/plant
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BC Hydro built the dam and power station in 1979. The dam is about 65 m (215 feet) high, with a crest length of 350 m (1,140 feet). The powerhouse has four generating units, with the last installed in 2003. The total generating capacity is 790 megawatts. The reservoir behind the dam extends some 15km (9 miles) upstream across the American border to the toe of the Boundary Dam. The reservoir is about 420 ha (1,040 acres) in area, which includes 170 ha (425 acres) of flooded river channel. The Seven Mile project has the highest power yield per acre flooded of any operational hydroelectric plant in British Columbia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Mile_Dam
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Coordinates:   49°1'48"N   117°30'11"W
This article was last modified 10 years ago