Keenleyside Dam

Hugh Keenleyside Dam is a flood control dam spanning the , 12 km upstream of the city of , , Canada.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: hydroelectric power station in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Arrow Lake” and “Hugh Keenleyside Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robson and Castlegar.

Village
is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . The former steamboat landing and railway terminal is on the northeast side of the . is situated 6 km east of Keenleyside Dam.

Photo: Douglas.johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 8,000 people in on the southern tip of the Arrow Lakes chain. It sits at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, and is a perfect base for a wide range of outdoor activities.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . On the northeast side of the adjacent to the mouth of Norns Creek, the residential area is part of Greater . is situated 9 km east of Keenleyside Dam.

Keenleyside Dam

Latitude
49.33996° or 49° 20′ 24″ north
Longitude
-117.77689° or 117° 46′ 37″ west
Elevation
433 metres (1,421 feet)
Operator
BC Hydro
Open location code
85X486QF+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107502189
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5978312
Wiki­data ID
Q2885187
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Satellite Map

Discover Keenleyside Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Keenleyside Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hugh Keenleyside Dam”
  • Finnish: “Keenleysiden pato”
  • French: “barrage de Hugh Keenleyside”
  • French: “Barrage de Keenleyside”
  • French: “Barrage Keenleyside”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arrow Lakes vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arrow Lakes-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keenleyside-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Keenleyside-demningen”
  • Russian: “Арроу-Лейк”
  • Russian: “ГЭС Арроу-Лейк”
  • Swedish: “Hugh Keenleyside Dam”
  • Ukrainian: “Арроу-Лейк”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Арроу-Лейк”

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