Coquitlam Dam
Coquitlam Dam is a hydraulic fill embankment dam on the Coquitlam River in the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia. Although it has no powerhouse of its own, its waters divert to Buntzen Lake, making it part of BC Hydro's electrical generation infrastructure.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eagle Mountain.
Eagle Mountain
Peak
Eagle Mountain, also known as Eagle Ridge, is the mountainous ridge with many indistinct summits between Buntzen Lake and Coquitlam Lake near Coquitlam, British Columbia. Eagle Mountain is situated 4 km west of Coquitlam Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westwood Plateau and Coquitlam.
Westwood Plateau
Suburb
Westwood Plateau is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is named for Westwood Motorsport Park which existed on the plateau before the community was built, and was closed in 1990 to make way for real estate development. Westwood Plateau is situated 5 km south of Coquitlam Dam.
Coquitlam
Photo: Greg Salter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coquitlam is a suburb of Vancouver. There aren't any must-see attractions for the traveller, but there are a number of nice parks for walking or relaxing.
Ioco
Hamlet
Ioco is an area of Port Moody, British Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Burrard Inlet. Ioco, an abbreviation of Imperial Oil Corporation, was originally a townsite for an Imperial Oil refinery. Ioco is situated 9 km southwest of Coquitlam Dam.
Coquitlam Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Coquitlam, British Columbia
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.35411° or 49° 21′ 15″ northLongitude
-122.77674° or 122° 46′ 36″ westOperator
BC HydroOpen location code
84XV963F+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 189462667OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q5169344
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In Other Languages
“Coquitlam Dam” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كوكتلام”
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