Revelstoke Dam - Revelstoke, BC, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 51° 02.945 W 118° 11.707
11U E 416228 N 5655962
Three km North of Revelstoke, this is the largest hydro dam on the upper Columbia River.
Waymark Code: WMFVQY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/04/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Coordinates are for the entrance to the visitor centre.

Completed in 1984, the dam initially had 4 461 MW generators installed. In 2010 a fifth generator, of 512 MW capacity, was installed and came online in August.

The visitor centre is open seasonally and features interactive exhibits, activities about the dam and hydroelectricity and a First Nations gallery, opened in 2009, with exhibits about the art, history and culture of the Secwepemc (Shuswap), Okanagan and Ktunaxa peoples. There is also a theatre, gift shop, and outdoor walkway across the top of the Powerhouse.

The reservoir behind the dam is named Lake Revelstoke and stretches almost to Mica Dam, 130 km upriver.
Operational: yes

Type of power station: Conventional (dams)

Type of turbine: Francis

Operator: BC Hydro

Visitor center: yes

Date built: 01/01/1984

Generation capacity: 2356 MW
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