Shuswap Falls generating plant

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The West Canadian Hydro Electric Corporation (which later became part of BC Hydro) constructed the Wilsey Dam and 4000 HP generating station at Shuswap Falls in 1929. The concrete dam was built at the site of the original 21-metre-high Shuswap Falls while the spillway channel was blasted through solid rock immediately to the north. Initially, the facility used only water available in the Shuswap River, without a storage reservoir (run-of-the-river). In 1942, a second dam was constructed at the outlet of Sugar Lake to create storage and increased generating potential. This new dam allowed for another 4000 HP generating unit at Shuswap Falls, which translates to another 5.2 MW of capacity. From 1929 to 1951, the Shuswap Falls facility provided most of the electric power for the North Okanagan region.

BC Hydro manages recreation facilities at Shuswap Falls (Wilsey Dam), along the Shuswap River, and at Sugar Lake dam viewpoint.

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