List of dams and reservoirs in Canada

This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada.

Alberta

 * Bassano Dam
 * Bearspaw Dam
 * Bighorn Dam
 * Brazeau Dam
 * Cascade Dam
 * Dickson Dam
 * Ghost Dam
 * Glenmore Reservoir
 * Interlakes Dam
 * Milk River Ridge Reservoir
 * Oldman River Dam
 * Three Sisters Dam
 * Coal Lake Dam

British Columbia

 * Brilliant Dam
 * Buntzen Lake Dam (Buntzen Lake)
 * Cleveland Dam (Capilano Lake)
 * Clowhom Dam (Clowhom Lake)
 * Comox Lake Dam, Puntledge River
 * Corra Linn Dam (Kootenay Lake)
 * Coquitlam Dam (Coquitlam Lake)
 * Daisy Lake Dam (Daisy Lake)
 * Duncan Dam (Duncan Lake)
 * Horseshoe Dam
 * Elk Falls Dam (Elk River)
 * John Hart Dam
 * Jordan River Diversion Dam
 * Hugh Keenleyside Dam (Arrow Lakes)
 * Kenney Dam (Nechako Reservoir)
 * Lajoie Dam (Downton Lake)
 * Lower Bonnington Dam
 * Mica Dam (Kinbasket Lake)
 * Ocean Falls Dam
 * Peace Canyon Dam
 * Powell River Dam (Powell Lake)
 * Revelstoke Dam (Lake Revelstoke)
 * Ruskin Dam (Hayward Lake)
 * Seton Canal (a.k.a. Lillooet Canal)
 * Seton Dam (Seton Lake)
 * Seven Mile Dam
 * Seymour Dam (Seymour River)
 * Seymour Falls Dam (Seymour River)
 * South Slocan Dam
 * Spillimacheen Dam
 * Stave Falls Dam (Stave Lake)
 * Terzaghi Dam a.k.a. Mission Dam (Carpenter Lake)
 * Theodosia Dam
 * Upper Bonnington Dam
 * W. A. C. Bennett Dam (Lake Williston)
 * Waneta Dam
 * Wahleach Dam a.k.a. Jones Lake Dam (Wahleach Lake a.k.a. Jones Lake)
 * Whatshan Dam

Manitoba

 * Grand Rapids Dam
 * Great Falls Dam
 * Jenpeg Dam
 * Kettle Dam
 * Keeyask Dam
 * Knapp Dam
 * Laurie River I Dam
 * Laurie River II Dam
 * Limestone Dam
 * Long Spruce Dam
 * McArthur Dam
 * Nelson River and Churchill Diversion
 * Rivers Dam
 * Pine Falls Dam
 * Pointe du Bois Dam
 * Seven Sisters Dam
 * Slave Falls Dam

New Brunswick

 * Beechwood Dam
 * Grand Falls Generating Station
 * Mactaquac Dam
 * Tinker Dam
 * Tobique Narrows Dam
 * Milltown Generation Station

Newfoundland and Labrador

 * Smallwood Reservoir, Churchill Falls generating station, largest capacity in North America (5,428 MW installed, expandable to 9,252 MW); the world's second-largest reservoir.
 * Ossokmanuan Reservoir, Twin Falls generating station (diverted to Churchill Falls)
 * Cat Arm Reservoir, Cat Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station
 * Star Lake, Star Lake generating station
 * Hinds Lake, Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
 * Deer Lake, Deer Lake generating station
 * Paradise River Dam, Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station (the largest concrete arch dam in Eastern North America)
 * Grand Falls Dam, Exploits River generating station
 * Bishops Falls Dam, Bishops Falls generating station

Large hydroelectric

 * Decew Falls 2 (Twelve Mile Creek)
 * Ontario Power (retired) (Niagara River)
 * Sir Adam Beck 1 (Niagara River)
 * Sir Adam Beck 2 (Niagara River)
 * Sir Adam Beck Pump-Generating Station (Niagara River) upgrade complete
 * Abitibi Canyon Generating Station (Abitibi River)
 * Harmon (Mattagami River)
 * Hound Chute (Montreal River)
 * Indian Chute (Montreal River)
 * Kipling (Mattagami River)
 * Little Long (Mattagami River)
 * Lower Notch (Montreal River)
 * Lower Sturgeon Falls (Mattagami River)
 * Matabitchuan (Montreal River)
 * Otter Rapids Generating Station (Abitibi River)
 * Sandy Falls (Mattagami River)
 * Smoky Falls (Mattagami River)
 * Wawaitin Falls (Mattagami River)
 * Aguasabon (Aguasabon River)
 * Alexander Falls (Nipigon River)
 * Cameron Falls (Nipigon River)
 * Caribou Falls (English River)
 * Ear Falls (English River)
 * Kakabeka Falls (Kaministiquia River)
 * Manitou Falls (English River)
 * Pine Portage (Nipigon River)
 * Silver Falls (Dog River)
 * Whitedog Falls (Winnipeg River)
 * Arnprior (Madawaska River)
 * Barrett Chute (Madawaska River)
 * Calabogie (Madawaska River)
 * Chats Falls Dam (Ottawa River)
 * Chenaux Station (Ottawa River)
 * Des Joachims (Ottawa River)
 * Mountain Chute (Madawaska River)
 * Otto Holden (Ottawa River)
 * R.H. Saunders (St. Lawrence River)
 * Stewartville (Madawaska River)
 * Baysville Dam, Baysville

Small Hydroelectric

 * Auburn (Otanabee River)
 * Big Chute (Severn River)
 * Big Eddy (Muskoka River)
 * Bingham Chute (South River)
 * Coniston (Wanapitei River)
 * Crystal Falls (Sturgeon River)
 * Fanshawe Dam (Thames River)

Non hydroelectric

 * Pittock Dam (Thames River)
 * Wildwood Dam (Thames River)
 * Crooks' Hollow Dam (Spencer Creek, Greensville)
 * Claireville Flood Control dam and reservoir, Claireville Conservation Area (Humber River (Toronto)
 * G Ross Lord Park Flood Control dam and reservoir, G Lord Ross Park (Don River (Toronto)
 * Milne Dam and Reservoir, Milne Park Conservation Area - Markham (Rouge River (Toronto))
 * McLeod Dam Green Energy Project (Moira River (Belleville))
 * Orangeville Reservoir, Orangeville, Ontario - 332 acres lake is at the headwaters of the Credit River and Nottawasaga River

Planned Upgrades or Projects

 * Umbata Falls Hydroelectric Project - Installed capacity of 23MW Q2 2008. This project in progress is a partnership of the Pic River First Nation and Innergex II Income Fund (on the White River, near Marathon).
 * Island Falls Hydroelectric Project - Installed capacity of 20 mW Q4 2009. Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. Location: Smooth Rock Falls.
 * Glen Miller Hydroelectric Project - Innergex II Income Fund (Trenton).

Hydroelectric generation under development

 * Little Long, Harmon, Kipling and Smoky Falls - 450MW
 * Lower Sturgeon, Sandy Falls and Wawaitin - 16MW
 * Mattagami Lake Dam - 5MW

Quebec

 * Water-resource system Aux-Outardes
 * Outardes-2 Generating Station
 * Outardes-3 Generating Station
 * Outardes-4 Generating Station
 * Water-resource system Bersimis
 * Pipmuacan Reservoir
 * Bersimis-1 Generating Station
 * Bersimis-2 generating station
 * Water-resource system Gatineau and Lower Outaouais
 * Baskatong Reservoir
 * Bryson Generating Station
 * Cabonga Reservoir
 * Carillon Generating Station
 * Chelsea Generating Station
 * Chute-des-Chats
 * Hull-2
 * Paugan
 * Rapides-Farmers
 * Rivière-des-Prairies Generating Station
 * Water-resource system La Grande Rivière
 * La Grande-1 generating station
 * Robert-Bourassa Reservoir
 * Robert-Bourassa generating station
 * La Grande-2-A generating station
 * La Grande-3 generating station
 * La Grande-4 generating station
 * Laforge-1 generating station
 * Laforge-2 generating station
 * Caniapiscau Reservoir
 * Brisay generating station
 * Water-resource system Manicouagan
 * Hart-Jaune Generating Station
 * Manic-1 generating station
 * Manicouagan Reservoir
 * Jean-Lesage generating station
 * Manic-3 generating station
 * Manic-5 generating station
 * Manic-5-PA generating station
 * Water-resource system Mitis
 * Mitis-1 Generating Station
 * Mitis-2 Generating Station
 * Water-resource system Upper Outaouais
 * Bourque Dam and Dozois Reservoir
 * Première-Chute Generating Station
 * Rapide-Deux Generating Station
 * Rapide-Sept Generating Station
 * Rapides-des-Îles Generating Station
 * Rapides-des-Quinze Generating Station
 * Water-resource system Rivière Véco
 * Lac-Robertson Generating Station
 * Water-resource system Saint-François
 * Chute-Hemmings Generating Station
 * Drummondville Generating Station
 * Water-resource system St-Lawrence river
 * Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
 * Des Cèdres Generating Station
 * Water-resource system Saint-Maurice
 * Beaumont generating station
 * Gouin Reservoir
 * Grand-Mère Generating Station
 * La Gabelle Generating Station
 * La Tuque Generating Station
 * Rapide-Blanc Generating Station
 * Saint-Narcisse Generating Station
 * Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
 * Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
 * Trenche Generating Station

Saskatchewan

 * Arm Lake Dam (also known as Craik Dam)
 * Avonlea Dam
 * Boundary Dam
 * Blackstrap North Dam
 * Blackstrap South Dam
 * Bradwell East Dam
 * Bradwell West Dam
 * Brightwater Creek Dam
 * Broderick North Dam
 * Broderick West Dam
 * Buffalo Pound Dam
 * Candle Lake Dam
 * Chicken Lake Dam
 * Cowan Lake Dam
 * Craven Dam
 * Crooked Lake Dam
 * Darmody Dam
 * Dellwood Brook Dam
 * Duncairn Dam
 * E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station
 * Echo Lake Dam
 * Francois-Finlay Dam
 * Gardiner Dam
 * Grant Devine Dam
 * Island Falls Dam
 * Katepwa Dam
 * Kingsway Dam
 * Kipahigan Lake Dam
 * Lac la Plonge Dam
 * Lac la Ronge Dam
 * Makwa Lake Control
 * Moose Mountain Dam
 * Moosomin Dam
 * Opuntia Lake Control
 * Pike Lake Water Supply
 * Qu'Appelle River Dam
 * Rafferty Dam
 * Round Lake Dam
 * Scott Dam
 * Spruce River Dam
 * Star City Dam
 * Summercove Dam
 * Tee-Pee Creek Dam
 * Theodore Dam
 * Valeport Dam
 * Wascana Lake Weir
 * West Poplar Dam
 * Whitesand Dam
 * Zelma Dam

Yukon

 * Schwatka Lake
 * Aishihik Lake