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The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority regulates the operation of all water control structures in the province with the objective
of maximizing benefits to Saskatchewan residents. We operate and maintain 45 dams in Saskatchewan including the four
major dams; Gardiner Dam, Qu'Appelle Dam, Rafferty Dam and Alameda Dam.
VIDEO - 40th Anniversary of Gardiner Dam and Lake Diefenbaker
A Look at Lake Diefenbaker
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Project
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Location
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Dam Height in Meters
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Reservoir Capacity in Cubic Decametres
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Year of Original Construction
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Year of Major Upgrade or Expansion
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Factsheet
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More Info
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Alameda Dam
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33-03-02 W2
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43
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105,000
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1995
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Avonlea Dam
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18-12-22 W2
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14.3
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7,400
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1964
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2003
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Blackstrap North Dam
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21-33-03 W3
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10.4
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61,650
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1967
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Blackstrap South Dam
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11-32-04 W3
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7.9
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61,500
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1967
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Bradwell East Dam
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23-34-02 W3
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5.8
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4,440
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1967
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Bradwell West Dam
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15-34-02 W3
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3.7
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4,440
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1967
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Brightwater Creek Dam
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32-30-04 W3
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12.5
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12,631
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1967
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Broderick East Dam
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14-29-07 W3
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6.5
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16,035
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1967
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Broderick NorthDam
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14-29-07 W3M
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6.5
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16,035
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1967
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Broderick West Dam
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09-29-07 W3
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8.8
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16,035
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1967
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Buffalo Pound Dam
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35-18-25 W2
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4.7
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91,279
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1939
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2000
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Candle Lake
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23-55-22 W2
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3.1
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185,000
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1979
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Chicken Lake Dam
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24-76-01 W2
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2.3
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1929
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1993
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Cowan Lake Dam
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16-60-10 W3
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4.2
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40,334
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1937
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1971
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Darmody Dam
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08-20-02 W3
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9.9
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375
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1929
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Dellwood Brook Dam
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34-32-24 W2
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9.4
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5,674
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1967
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Esterhazy Dam
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33-19-01 W2
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7.9
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2,899
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1968
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Five Mile Dam
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10-16-26 W2
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2.7
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409
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1922
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1985
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Gardiner Dam
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01-27-07 W3
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64
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9,400,000
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1967
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Hugonard Dam
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11-21-13 W2
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11.3
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172
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1957
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Katepwa Dam
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27-19-12 W2
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3.0
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229,431
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1957
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2005
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Kingsway Dam
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29-16-26 W2
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5.0
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160
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1948
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1985
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Kipahigan Lake Dam
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16-75-01 W2
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1.5
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1985
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Lac la Plonge Dam
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21-71-10 W3
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1.5
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1985
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Lac la Ronge Dam
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26-73-17 W2
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3.1
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1966
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2007
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Makwa Lake Control
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11-59-22 W3
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2.2
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1965
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Moose Mountain Dam
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09-11-08 W2
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5.2
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11,535
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1937
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Northminster Effuent Reservoir
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19-51-27 W3
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20
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1,100
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1988
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Opuntia Lake Control
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19-32-18 W3
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2.1
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18,919
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1946
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1971
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Pike Lake Water Supply
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09-34-06 W3
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1.2
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3,084
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1948
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1999
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Qu'Appelle River Dam
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25-23-04 W3
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27
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9,400,000
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1967
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Rafferty Dam
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25-02-09 W2
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20
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439,600
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1991
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Round Lake Dam
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18-39-10 W2
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2.0
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10,855
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1941
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1973/2000
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Scott Dam
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11-39-20 W3
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14.5
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590
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1929
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2001
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Spruce River Dam
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13-54-01 W3
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6.1
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41,875
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1960
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Star City Dam
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29-44-18 W2
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11.7
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2,541
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1967
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1995
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Stelcan Weir
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19-15-24 W2
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3.0
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493
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1912
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2002
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Summercove Dam
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28-04-08 W3
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8.5
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1,973
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1949
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c. 1965
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Tee-Pee Creek Dam
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18-46-03 W2
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2.0
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270
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1950
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1978
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Theodore Dam
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19-28-06 W2
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14.6
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14,802
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1964
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Wascana Lake Weir
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13-17-20 W2
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3.8
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2,136
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1910
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c. 1973
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West Poplar Dam
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11-03-04 W3
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10.5
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1,196
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1957
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Woody Lake Weir
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27-40-30 W1
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2.1
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2,109
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1978
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1998
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Zelma Dam
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23-33-28 W2
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9.1
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14,555
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1967
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