Oldman River Dam - Alberta, Canada
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wildwoodke
N 49° 33.890 W 113° 54.193
12U E 290077 N 5494298
The Oldman River Dam is located northwest of Pincher Creek, Alberta on the Oldman River.
Waymark Code: WM1GCW
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 05/04/2007
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The Oldman dam was opened in 1992 in response to the many Droughts experienced by Southern Alberta farmers.
After the many droughts, such as that experienced by southern Alberta farmers in 1982, and the lack of water resources for local communities, the Government of Alberta in the late 1980's began the development of the Oldman River dam, to bring the valuable resource of water to farmers and citizens of Alberta. The Oldman River Dam Project began about ten years ago. It regulates downstream flow, by storing water in an onstream reservoir for use in dry periods. Government officials at the time said, the dam was not only to regulate waters for current farmers but also It will allow another 174,000 acres, or at least 340 new farming units. (Main Stream Magazine, 1992) in Southern Alberta. It's vision was large, to compensate farmers with long needed water and to make the region a fertile new source of agriculture to Alberta.
The Oldman River Dam has allowed for:
The diversification of crops in the area
The production of power
The creation of a recreation area (sailing, windsurfing, etc.)
The creation of contoversy
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