Brazeau Reservoir

Brazeau Reservoir
Brazeau Reservoir
	Brazeau Dam Power Plant
	Brazeau Reservoir
Location	Brazeau County, Central Alberta
Coordinates	52°56′53″N 115°38′21″W / 52.94806°N 115.63917°W
Type	man-made reservoir
Primary inflows	Brazeau River
Primary outflows	Brazeau River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
Max. width	6 kilometres (3.7 mi)

Brazeau Reservoir is a large man made reservoir in Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Brazeau County of central Alberta, 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-west of Drayton Valley.

It was developed along the Brazeau River, at the confluence with Elk River, in the hydrographic basin of the North Saskatchewan River.

Construction began around 1960, the dam was completed in 1963 and the first generating unit was installed at the power plant in 1965, adding 355MW of generating capacity to the Calgary Power System.

source; http://history.alberta.ca/energyheritage/energy/hydro-power/post-world-war-ii-hydro-developments.aspx#:~:text=It%20constructed%20the%20Brazeau%20Hydroelectric,to%20the%20Calgary%20Power%20System.