Grant Devine Dam
Structure
The Grant Devine Dam is a 1660-metre long earthfill dam, with a height of 42 metres (138 ft). The volume of earth in the main dam is 2,900,000 m (100,000,000 cu ft). The dam is protected by a 224-metre long spillway with a maximum discharge capacity of 1,400 m (49,000 cu ft) per second.
The dam includes a low-level outlet structure for discharge of water to maintain the quality of the riparian environment downstream of the project, and for irrigation outflow.
The reservoir has a surface area of 12.4 km (4.8 sq mi) at full supply level. The surrounding drainage area is 2,140 square kilometres (830 sq mi).
A full-time staff of about five people supervises and operates this dam and the Rafferty Dam built at the same time. Together, the two projects provide flow control on the Souris River and flood protection for the city of Minot. Operation of the project is governed by an international treaty between Canada and the United States.
Moose Creek Regional Park
Moose Creek Regional Park (49°17′38″N 102°12′08″W / 49.2939°N 102.2022°W) is a regional park on the east side of the reservoir, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the dam. The park encompasses about 3/4 of a section, which is about 480 acres. The park is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Alameda off of Highway 9 and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Oxbow off of Highway 18. The park features full-service camping, tenting, picnicking, swimming, boating, and fishing. There is also Moose Creek Golf Club, a 9-hole golf course. The third weekend in June each year, the Alameda Fishing Derby takes place on the lake.
See also
- List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
- List of dams and reservoirs in Canada
- Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
- List of lakes of Saskatchewan
- Lake Darling Dam
References
- ^ "Grant Devine Lake 1 of 3 new landmarks named for Sask. premiers | CBC News".
- ^ Water Security Agency (WSA) of Saskatchewan Fact Sheet Rafferty-Alameda Project, file FS-305
- ^ "Moose Creek". Regional Parks of Saskatchewan. Copyright. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Moose Creek Regional Park | Tourism Saskatchewan".
- ^ "Alameda". Town of Alameda. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
Further reading
- Bill Redekop Dams of Contention: The Rafferty-Alameda Story and the Birth of Canadian Environmental Law, Heartland, Canada, 2012, ISBN 978-1-896150-71-0
- George N. Hood Against the Flow:Rafferty Alameda and the Politics of the Environment, Fifth House Publishers, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, 1994, ISBN 1-895618-35-5