Aberfeldie Dam
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 '58 " N , 115 ° 21' 2" W | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Gravity dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1953 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 27 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 134 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 24.9 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | BC Hydro | ||||||||
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| Water surface | 6 ha | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 600 m | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 100 m | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 1 530 km² | ||||||||
The Aberfeldie Dam is a dam on the Bull River in the southeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The Scottish region of Aberfeldy gave its name to the dam . The power plant and dam are operated by BC Hydro .
dam
Aberfeldie Dam is located 30 km east of the city of Cranbrook , 11.5 km above the confluence of the Bull River and the Kootenay River . A first dam was built in 1920–1922 by British Columbia and Alberta Power Company Ltd. built. The current dam was completed in 1953 and replaced the old dam. He is a 27 m high and 134 m wide gravity dam made of concrete .
Reservoir
The reservoir has a length of 600 m and a width of about 100 m. The catchment area covers 1530 km². The mean discharge at the dam is around 31.85 m³ / s.
power plant
The first power plant was in operation between 1923 and October 2006. It had two turbines with 2.5 MW each. The new power plant ( ⊙ ) went into operation at the beginning of 2009 . The power station house houses three horizontal-axis Francis turbines of 8.3 MW each. The total expansion flow of the three units is 38.5 m³ / s. The average annual energy production is 105 GWh. Previously it was 35 GWh. The cost of construction was 95 million Canadian dollars .
The water enters a 850 m long underground pipeline with a diameter of 3.35 m via two inlets with a capacity of 20 m³ / s each. This is followed by a 150 m long overhead pipe with a diameter of 2.9 m. A water lock (15 m high and 13 m diameter) is located at the transition to the high pressure line. This has a length of 150 m and a diameter of 2.74 m and leads the water directly to the power plant. The net height of fall is 84 m.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Balance of Power - Hydroelectric Development in Southeastern British Columbia; Aberfeldie Dam . www.virtualmuseum.ca. 2007. Accessed April 10, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e f BC Hydro completes new Aberfeldie Generating Station . BC hydro. July 11, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e Redeveloping Aberfeldie . www.waterpowermagazine.com. July 21, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2018.