W. A. C. Bennett Dam

The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern , Canada. At 186 metres high, it is one of the world's highest earth fill dams.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: Gordon M. Shrum Generation Station

W. A. C. Bennett Dam

Latitude
56.01658° or 56° 0′ 60″ north
Longitude
-122.20307° or 122° 12′ 11″ west
Elevation
616 metres (2,021 feet)
Open location code
948V2Q8W+JQ
Geo­Names ID
6174850
Wiki­data ID
Q1758688
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