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Comox Lake Dam

Canada / British Columbia / Cumberland /
 dam, hydroelectric power station/plant

The Comox Dam is a concrete gravity dam, 142 m long, 10.7 m high with a crest elevation of 137.55 m. A fishway provides upstream passage past the dam for fish.

In 1912 Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. developed the hydroelectric potential of Comox Lake and the Puntledge River to provide electricity for the operation of its coal mines in the Cumberland area. The BC Power Commission, BC Hydro's predecessor, acquired the Puntledge hydroelectric development in 1953. By 1955 the company had rebuilt the diversion dam, penstocks and powerhouse to quadruple the systems electrical output to the local community. Additional improvements included upgrading the dam in 1982.
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Coordinates:   49°38'37"N   125°5'46"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago