E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station
Hydroelectric station and dam in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric station on the Saskatchewan River owned by SaskPower, located near Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada. The dam created the artificial Tobin Lake.[1] The station is named after Bruce Campbell, a former president of SaskPower who was also the assistant chief engineer during the construction of the station. Until 1988, it was named Squaw Rapids Dam.
E.B. Campbell Dam | |
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Official name | E.B. Campbell |
Location | Moose Range No. 486, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 53°41′19″N 103°20′50″W |
Opening date | 1963 |
Owner(s) | SaskPower |
Operator(s) | SaskPower |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Height | 33.5 metres (110 ft) |
Length | 722 metres (2,369 ft) |
Spillway capacity | 5,660 cubic metres (200,000 cu ft) per second |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Tobin Lake |
Total capacity | 2,200,000,000 cubic metres (1,800,000 acre⋅ft) |
Maximum length | 74 kilometres (46 mi) |
Maximum water depth | 26 metres (85 ft) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1963 |
Turbines | 8 |
Installed capacity | 288 MW |
Annual generation | 900 Million KWH |
The dam altered water levels in the Saskatchewan River, which made the area uninhabitable for a lot of animals. The impact on fishers and trappers was acknowledged in 1989 with a payment of 15 million dollars. The environmental impact of the dam and power station continues however.[2]