Duncan Dam

Duncan Dam is a dam spanning the in the Canadian province of . Duncan Dam was the first dam built to satisfy the Columbia River Treaty, initiated after the 1948 flood along the lower Columbia, which proved fatal at Vanport City, Oregon and other locations.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argenta.

Hamlet
is a settlement in . Located on the west side of the , on the northeast shore of , it was founded during a silver mining boom in the 1890s. is situated 6 km south of Duncan Dam.

Duncan Dam

Latitude
50.25099° or 50° 15′ 4″ north
Longitude
-116.94624° or 116° 56′ 47″ west
Elevation
551 metres (1,808 feet)
Inception
1967
Operator
BC Hydro
Open location code
95257323+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220188876
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5943898
Wiki­data ID
Q2884938
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Duncan Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Duncan Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Canada)”
  • Cebuano: “Duncan Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد دنكان”
  • French: “barrage Duncan”
  • French: “Barrage Duncan”
  • Italian: “diga di Duncan”
  • Swedish: “Duncan Dam (dammbyggnad i Kanada)”
  • Swedish: “Duncan Dam”

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