Английская Википедия:Grant Devine Dam
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The Grant Devine Dam, formerly Alameda Dam,[1] is an embankment dam located in the Canadian province near Alameda and Oxbow. It was constructed in 1994 to control flows on Moose Mountain Creek and Souris River. It provides flood protection and irrigation for this area of Saskatchewan, along with protection for Minot, North Dakota.[2] The Grant Devine Reservoir provides opportunities for recreational use such as boating and fishing. At the full supply level of Шаблон:Convert, the reservoir holds Шаблон:Cvt 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 1660-metre long earthfill dam, with a height of Шаблон:Convert. The volume of earth in the main dam is Шаблон:Cvt. The dam is protected by a 224-metre long spillway with a maximum discharge capacity of Шаблон:Cvt per second.[2]
The dam includes a low-level outlet structure for discharge of water to maintain the quality of the riparian environment downstream of the project, and for irrigation outflow.
The reservoir has a surface area of Шаблон:Cvt at full supply level. The surrounding drainage area is Шаблон:Convert.
A full-time staff of about five people supervises and operates this dam and the Rafferty Dam built at the same time. Together, the two projects provide flow control on the Souris River and flood protection for the city of Minot. Operation of the project is governed by an international treaty between Canada and the United States.
Moose Creek Regional Park
Moose Creek Regional Park (Шаблон:Coord) is a regional park on the east side of the reservoir, Шаблон:Convert north of the dam. The park encompasses about 3/4 of a section, which is about 480 acres.[3] The park is Шаблон:Convert east of Alameda off of Highway 9 and Шаблон:Convert north of Oxbow off of Highway 18.[4] The park features full-service camping, tenting, picnicking, swimming, boating, and fishing. There is also Moose Creek Golf Club, a 9-hole golf course. The third weekend in June each year, the Alameda Fishing Derby takes place on the lake.[5]
See also
- List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
- List of dams and reservoirs in Canada
- Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
- List of lakes of Saskatchewan
- Lake Darling Dam
References
Further reading
- Bill Redekop Dams of Contention: The Rafferty-Alameda Story and the Birth of Canadian Environmental Law, Heartland, Canada, 2012, Шаблон:ISBN
- George N. Hood Against the Flow:Rafferty Alameda and the Politics of the Environment, Fifth House Publishers, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, 1994, Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Water Security Agency (WSA) of Saskatchewan Fact Sheet Rafferty-Alameda Project, file FS-305
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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