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200 kilometers upstream in Montana, are covered by the treaty and result in a constant supply of water into Kootenay Lake, and to the many
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units, water then returns to the river. Power generated at Kootenay Canal plant is fed into BC Hydro's provincial
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Water enters the canal from the Corra Linn headpond and for much of the year is diverted 4.5 km past
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via two lines running south to Selkirk Switching Station, near the Seven Mile Generating Station.
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downstream. BC Hydro is allowed to divert water from five older hydroelectric plants owned by
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After passing through the canal and dropping 84 meters through the powerhouse containing four
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This article is about a hydroelectric plant. For the shipping canal at Canal Flats, BC, see
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providing year round flows into Kootenay Lake. The powerhouse was completed in 1976.
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In 1999 the four turbines were upgraded and increased the output to a total of 583
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generating stations together supplied 10% of BC Hydro's electricity requirements.
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above Kootenay lake and Lake Koocanusa created by the
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Baillie-Grohman Canal
Kootenay Canal is located in British Columbia
Kootenays
Canada
49°27′10″N 117°31′05″W / 49.45278°N 117.51806°W / 49.45278; -117.51806
Kootenay Lake
BC Hydro
Hydraulic head
Turbines
Installed capacity
MW
Capacity factor
Annual generation
GWh
Kootenay River between Nelson, BC and Castlegar, BC, CanadaSouth Slocan Dam buildings are at the bottom of the frame
hydroelectric
Nelson, British Columbia
Canada
Kootenay River
Corra Linn Dam
Kootenay Lake
BC Hydro
Duncan Dam
Libby Dam
Corra Linn Dam
Upper Bonnington
Lower Bonnington
South Slocan
head
water turbine

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