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Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (before 2013, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority) is an arm's length organization responsible for the management of water resources to ensure safe drinking water sources and reliable water supplies for economic, environmental, and social benefits in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Agency is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation administered by a board of directors appointed by the provincial government.Water Security Agency is located in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada and is part of the Water, Sewage and Other Systems Industry. Water Security Agency has 870 total employees across all of its locations and generates $63.62 million in sales (USD). (Sales figure is modelled). There are 1,121 companies in the Water Security Agency corporate family. The Agency * operates dams and related facilities, * maintains an inventory of the quantity and quality of ground and surface water, * administers the allocation of water, * regulates and controls the flow of rivers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the United States, U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only landlocked provinces of Canada. In 2022, Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,205,119. Nearly 10% of Saskatchewan’s total area of is fresh water, mostly rivers, reservoirs and List of lakes in Saskatchewan, lakes. Residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern half is mostly forested and sparsely populated. Roughly half live in the province's largest city Saskatoon or the provincial capital Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. Other notable cities include Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Melfort, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dellwood Brook Dam
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Moose Mountain Dam
Moose Mountain Lake is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the RM of Golden West No. 95 in the Prairies Ecozone of Palliser's Triangle at the western edge of Moose Mountain Upland. Moose Mountain Creek is both the primary inflow and outflow of the lake; it enters at the north end and leaves at the dam in the south end. A secondary inflow that comes from Gooseberry Lake enters on the western side near the south end. The lake runs at a diagonal in a north to east direction and is about seven miles long while less than a mile wide. The total surface area is 395 hectares and the shoreline measures 28 kilometres. It was formed in 1937 with the damming of Moose Mountain Creek and is situated in the Moose Mountain Creek valley, which was created during the last ice age. Parks and recreation Near the dam, along the lake, there is a small park with a picnic area and boat launch called Lost Horse Hills Heritage Park. It is named after the nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makwa Lake Control
Makwa River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. ''Makwa'' is Cree for '' Loon''. The upper reaches of the Makwa River's watershed reach just across the border into Alberta and includes lakes such as Hewett, Ministikwan, Makwa, and Jumbo. Description Makwa River begins at the north-east corner of Makwa Lake in Makwa Lake Provincial Park and flows east then north-east to meet the Beaver River. Downstream water flows are controlled by Makwa Lake Control dam at the outflow point of Makwa Lake. The main tributary for Makwa Lake is Ministikwan Creek, which has its source at Ministikwan Lake. As Makwa River heads east, it is met by the south-flowing Horsehead Creek. Makwa Lake Control Makwa Lake Control () was originally built as a timber dam in 1965. It is located north-west of the village of Loon Lake at the outflow of Makwa Lake in Makwa Lake Provincial Park. In 2010, the dilapidated timber dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac La Ronge Dam
Lac la Ronge is a glacial lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the fifth largest lake in the province and is approximately north of Prince Albert, on the edge of the Canadian Shield. La Ronge, Air Ronge, and the Lac La Ronge First Nation are on the western shore. The lake is a popular vacation spot. Recreational activities include fishing, boating, canoeing, hiking, and camping. Recreation and access Lac La Ronge Provincial Park extends around the lake on three sides, starting at La Ronge and ending along the east shore. The park contains four RV parks, two of which are on the west shore of the lake, one is in the town of Missinipe (Missinipe is the Woodland Cree name for the Churchill River which is on the south-west shore of Otter Lake, which flows through the north side of the park), and the fourth one is on the east shore of Nemeiben Lake. There is also a hunting and fishing lodge 26 km north of La Ronge. Nistowiak Falls, on the Rapid River, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kipahigan Lake
Kipahigan Lake is a lake in western Manitoba, and eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres north of Flin Flon. The lake is in the Canadian Shield region of Canada. On the Saskatchewan side of the lake there is a dam owned by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Canada *List of lakes of Saskatchewan *List of lakes of Manitoba *Hudson Bay drainage basin The Hudson Bay drainage basin is the drainage basin in northern North America where surface water empties into Hudson Bay and adjoining waters. Spanning an area of about , the basin is almost totally in Canada (spanning parts of the Prairies, ce ... References Lakes of Manitoba Borders of Manitoba Borders of Saskatchewan Lakes of Saskatchewan Dams in Saskatchewan {{Canada-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsway Dam
Kingsway or King's Way may refer to: Places Australia *Kingsway, Glen Waverley, a shopping strip in Melbourne, Victoria Canada *Kingsway (Edmonton), a road in Edmonton, Alberta (aka Kingsway Avenue) *Kingsway (Vancouver), a road in Vancouver, British Columbia *The Kingsway, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario (aka Kingsway South) *The Kingsway, a segment of Sudbury Municipal Road 55, Sudbury, Ontario *Kingsway College, a Seventh-day Adventist boarding secondary school in Oshawa, Ontario *Kingsway Mall, a shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta * Kingsway Village (Oshawa), a neighbourhood in Oshawa, Ontario *Burnaby—Kingsway, a federal electoral district in British Columbia between 1988 and 1997 *Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School, a public elementary school in Etobicoke, Ontario *Vancouver Kingsway, a federal electoral district in British Columbia *Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in British Columbia India *Kingsway Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katepwa Dam
Katepwa Lake () is a recreational lake in the Qu’appelle Valley in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake's name likely originated from the Cree word , which means 'What is calling?' Katepwa Lake is eastern most and farthest downstream of four lakes along the Qu'Appelle River known as the Fishing Lakes. Highway 56 runs along the eastern and southern shore and Highway 619 runs along the south-eastern shore. Katepwa Lake, as well as the other three Fishing Lakes, are all in the deep-cut Qu'Appelle Valley, which was formed about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age. Meltwater from the glaciers carved out the valley and as water levels rose and fell, alluvium was left in the wake. These piles of alluvium are what created the separations between the lakes. Communities Two rural municipalities border the lake. On the north and east side is the RM of Abernethy No. 186 and on the west is the RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187. The Resort Village of the District of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Devine Dam
The Grant Devine Dam, formerly ''Alameda Dam'', is an embankment dam located near Alameda, and Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was constructed in 1994 to control flows on the Moose Mountain Creek, and Souris River. It provides flood protection and irrigation for this area of Saskatchewan, along with protection for Minot, North Dakota. The Grant Devine Reservoir provides opportunities for recreational use such as boating and fishing. At the full supply level of , the reservoir holds of water. The project is owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (formerly Saskatchewan Watershed Authority). Structure The Grant Devine Dam is a long earthfill dam, with a height of . The volume of earth in the main dam is . The dam is protected by a long spillway with a maximum discharge capacity of per second.Water Security Agency (WSA) of Saskatchewan ''Fact Sheet Rafferty-Alameda Project'', file FS-305 The dam includes a low-level outlet structure for discharge of wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardiner Dam
The Gardiner Dam on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan is the third largest embankment dam in Canada and one of the largest embankment dams in the world. Construction on Gardiner Dam and the smaller Qu'Appelle River Dam was started in 1959 and completed in 1967, creating Lake Diefenbaker upstream and diverting a considerable portion of the South Saskatchewan's flow into the Qu'Appelle River. The dam rises 64 metres (209 feet) in height, is almost long and has a width of at its base with a volume of 65,000,000 cubic meters. The dam is owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. Two main gravity fed aqueducts (canals) from the lake were built in 1967 as part of the ''South Saskatchewan River Project'' to supply water to downstream reservoirs for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses. The Westside Irrigation Project supplies water to the west side of the South Saskatchewan River and the Eastside Irrigation Project supplies water to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
