Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
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The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (before 2013, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority) is an arm's length organization responsible for the management of water resources to ensure safe drinking water sources and reliable water supplies for economic, environmental, and social benefits in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Agency is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation administered by a board of directors appointed by the provincial government. Water Security Agency is located in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada and is part of the Water, Sewage and Other Systems Industry. Water Security Agency has 320.5 full time equivalent employees across all of its locations.
The Agency
- operates dams and related facilities,
- maintains an inventory of the quantity and quality of ground and surface water,
- administers the allocation of water,
- regulates and controls the flow of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other bodies of water,
- represents the provincial government when negotiating interprovincial and international water agreements,
- regulates water works and drainage works,
- develops flood forecasting and identify flood susceptible areas,
- promotes the efficient use of water for environmental and socio-economic benefits,
- develops watershed studies and research,
- protects watersheds, including ecosystems, erosion control, waterfowl conservation and fish habitats,
- manages the Saskatchewan Safe Drinking Water Strategy
Dams, weirs, and reservoirs operated by the agency
[edit | edit source]The following is a list of dams, weirs, and reservoirs operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency:[1]
| Name | LSD | Coordinates | Dam height (m) | Year built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonlea Dam | 18-12-22 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 16.6 | 1964 | Upgraded in 2003 |
| Blackstrap North Dam | 21-33-03 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 10.4 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Blackstrap South Dam | 11-32-04 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 7.9 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Bradwell East Dam | 23-34-02 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 5.8 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Bradwell West Dam | 15-34-02 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3.7 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Brightwater Creek Dam | 32-30-04 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 14.0 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Broderick North Dam | 14-29-07 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 6.5 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Broderick West Dam | 09-29-07 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 8.8 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Buffalo Pound Dam | 35-18-25 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 5.7 | 1939 | Upgraded in 2000 |
| Candle Lake Dam | 23-55-22 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3.4 | 1979 | |
| Chicken Lake Dam | 24-76-01 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2.4 | 1929 | Upgraded in 1993 |
| Cowan Lake Dam | 16-60-10 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 4.2 | 1937 | Upgraded in 1971 |
| Craven Dam | SW-24-20-21-W2M | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 4.9 | 1943 | Regulates water flows on the Qu'Appelle River. It was upgraded in 2003 |
| Crooked Lake Dam | SW-08-19A-05-W2M | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3.5 | 1941 | |
| Darmody Dam | 08-20-02 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 9.9 | 1929 | |
| Dellwood Brook Dam | 34-32-24 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 9.4 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Duncairn Dam | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 19 | 1942 | ||
| Echo Lake Dam | NW-07-21-13-W2M | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 4 | 1942 | |
| Esterhazy Dam | 33-19-01 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 7.9 | 1968 | Built on Kaposvar Creek north of Esterhazy |
| Five Mile Dam | 10-16-26 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2.7 | 1922 | Built on the Moose Jaw River upstream from Moose Jaw |
| Gardiner Dam | 01-27-07 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 64 | 1967 | Water source (Lake Diefenbaker) for the South Saskatchewan River Project |
| Grant Devine Dam | 33-03-02-W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 42 | 1995 | Formally known as Alameda Dam. Built in conjunction with Rafferty Dam |
| Hugonard Dam | 11-21-13 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 11.9 | 1957 | |
| Katepwa Dam | 27-19-12 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 5 | 1957 | Upgraded in 2005 |
| Kingsway Dam | 29-16-26 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 5 | 1948 | Built on the Moose Jaw River in the city of Moose Jaw. It was upgraded in 1985 and underwent repairs after unprecedented flooding in 2010 and 2011.[2] |
| Kipahigan Lake Dam | 16-75-01 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2.8 | 1985 | |
| Lac la Plonge Dam | 21-71-10 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 1.7 | 1985 | |
| Lac la Ronge Dam | 26-73-17 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3.7 | 1966 | Upgraded in 2007 |
| Makwa Lake Control | 11-59-22 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3.1 | 1965 | Upgraded in 2010 |
| Moose Mountain Dam | 09-11-08 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 5.7 | 1937 | Upgraded in 2012 |
| Moosomin Dam | NW 29-12-31 W1 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 13.5 | 1954 | Upgraded in 2024[3] |
| Northminster Effuent Reservoir | 19-51-27 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 25.3 | 1988 | |
| Opuntia Lake Control | 19-32-18 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2.1 | 1948 | Upgraded in 1971 |
| Pike Lake Water Supply | 09-34-06 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 1.5 | 1948 | Upgraded in 1999 |
| Qu'Appelle River Dam | 25-23-04 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 27.4 | 1967 | |
| Rafferty Dam | 25-02-09 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 20.5 | 1991 | Built in conjunction with Grant Devine Dam |
| Rafferty R3-2 Closure Dam | 34-04-12-W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 12.1 | 1991 | Built in conjunction with Rafferty Dam to contain McDonald Lake |
| Rafferty R4-1 Closure Dam | 08-05-12-W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 10.3 | 1991 | Built in conjunction with Rafferty Dam to contain McDonald Lake |
| Round Lake Dam | 18-39-10 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2 | 1941 | Upgraded in 1973 and 2000 |
| Scott Dam | 11-39-20 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 14.5 | 1929 | Upgraded in 2001 |
| Spruce River Dam | 13-54-01 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 6.1 | 1960 | |
| Star City Dam | 29-44-18 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 11.7 | 1967 | Built on Melfort Creek upstream from Melfort. Upgraded in 1995 |
| Stelcam Weir | 19-15-24 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3 | 1912 | Built on Moose Jaw River upstream from Moose Jaw. It was upgraded in 2002 |
| Summercove Dam | 28-04-08 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 8.5 | 1949 | Upgraded c. 1965 |
| Tee-Pee Creek Dam | 18-46-03 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3 | 1950 | Upgraded in 1978 |
| Theodore Dam | 19-28-06 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 14.6 | 1964 | |
| Wascana Lake Weir | 13-17-20 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2.4 | 1910 | Upgrades c. 1973 |
| West Poplar Dam | 11-03-04 W3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 9.9 | 1957 | |
| Woody Lake Weir | 27-40-30 W1 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 2.6 | 1978 | Controls the outflow of Woody Lake. Upgraded in 1998 |
| Valeport Dam | SE33-20-21-W2M | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 3.7 | 1939 | Upgraded in 1958 |
| Zelma Dam | 23-33-28 W2 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | 9.1 | 1967 | Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project |
See also
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